/ʌbɹʌˈptnʌs/ - [ubruptnus] - ab•rupt•ness
We found 7 definitions of abruptness from 4 different sources.
NounPlural: abruptnesses |
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abruptness - the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning | ||
precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness | ||
hurriedness, hastiness, haste, hurry, precipitation hasty impulsiveness | ||
abruptness - an abrupt discourteous manner | ||
brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness | ||
rudeness, discourtesy a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others | ||
abruptness - the property possessed by a slope that is very steep | ||
precipitousness, steepness | ||
gradient, slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" |