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English noun: abruptness | |||
| 1. | abruptness (attribute) an abrupt discourteous manner | ||
| Synonyms | brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourtesy, rudeness | ||
| 2. | abruptness (attribute) the property possessed by a slope that is very steep | ||
| Synonyms | precipitousness, steepness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gradient, slope | ||
| Antonyms | gentleness, gradualness | ||
| 3. | abruptness (attribute) the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning | ||
| Synonyms | precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddenness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation | ||
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