steepness

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noun

The state or quality of being steep.

“The steepness of the hill caused the accident.”

Similar
abruptnessprecipitousness
OriginEnglish steep ← Middle English steep ← Old English stēap →
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Meanings

nounsteepness (countable and uncountable, plural steepnesses)

plural steepnesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being steep.

    The steepness of the hill caused the accident.

  2. countableThe result or product of being steep.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property possessed by a slope that is very steep

Similar
abruptnessprecipitousness
Broader
gradientslope
Also see
abruptnessinclinationprecipitousnesssteepiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tewp-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*staupaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*staup
  5. Old Englishstēap
  6. Middle Englishsteep
  7. Englishsteep
  8. Englishsteepness

From steep + -ness.

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Translations

Esperanto kruteco
  • krutecostate or quality of being steep
Finnish jyrkkyys
  • jyrkkyysstate or quality of being steep
French escarpement
  • escarpementstate or quality of being steep
Irish riteacht
  • riteachtstate or quality of being steep
Russian крутизна́
  • крутизна́ (krutizná)state or quality of being steep
Spanish empinamiento
  • empinamientostate or quality of being steep
Tamil செங்குத்து
  • செங்குத்து (ceṅkuttu)state or quality of being steep
Cite this entry
APA

steepness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steepness

MLA

“steepness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steepness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steepness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steepness.

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