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steepness.

The state or quality of being steep.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The state or quality of being steep.

    uncountable
    The steepness of the hill caused the accident.
  2. The result or product of being steep.

    countable
Where this word comes from

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.

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