"steepness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-steepness.wav [US] Forms: steepnesses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.? Proto-Germanic *staupaz Proto-West Germanic *staup Old English stēap Middle English steep English steep Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English steepness From steep + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|steep|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-der.? Proto-Germanic *staupaz Proto-West Germanic *staup Old English stēap Middle English steep English steep Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English steepness [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to push", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)tew-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)tewp-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*staupaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*staup", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "stēap", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "steep", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "steep", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "denominative", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inōną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "-ness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dyé-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "steepness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="steepness"> From steep + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} steepness (countable and uncountable, plural steepnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being steep. Tags: uncountable Translations (state or quality of being steep): sarplıq (Azerbaijani), kruteco (Esperanto), jyrkkyys (Finnish), escarpement [masculine] (French), riteacht [feminine] (Irish), крутизна́ (krutizná) [feminine] (Russian), empinamiento [masculine] (Spanish), செங்குத்து (ceṅkuttu) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-steepness-en-noun-Zqu~B~by Disambiguation of 'state or quality of being steep': 83 17
  2. (countable) The result or product of being steep. Tags: countable
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        "plural"
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        "The state or quality of being steep."
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        "(uncountable) The state or quality of being steep."
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
      "word": "sarplıq"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
      "word": "kruteco"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
      "word": "jyrkkyys"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "escarpement"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "riteacht"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "krutizná",
      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "крутизна́"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
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      "word": "empinamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "ceṅkuttu",
      "sense": "state or quality of being steep",
      "word": "செங்குத்து"
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}

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