'Steepness' definitions:
Definition of 'steepness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The property possessed by a slope that is very steep [syn: abruptness, precipitousness, steepness] [ant: gentleness, gradualness]
Definition of 'Steepness'
From: GCIDE
- Steepness \Steep"ness\, n.
- 1. Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Height; loftiness. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]