1. the quality or state of happening or changing slowly and by small degrees

Examples

• The gradualness of climate change makes it easy for people to overlook its effects.
• She appreciated the gradualness of the transition from winter to spring.
• The gradualness of his recovery from illness gave him time to adjust to his new limitations.
• Learning a language requires patience and an acceptance of gradualness.
• The gradualness of the sunset painted the sky in shifting shades of orange and pink.
• He preferred the gradualness of saving money over taking out a large loan.