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Answer for the clue "The quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages ", 11 letters:
gradualness

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual [syn: gentleness ] [ant: abruptness ] the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages [syn: graduality ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gradualness \Grad"u*al*ness\, n. The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness. The gradualness of this movement. --M. Arnold. The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which strikes the simplest observer. --H. Drummond. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The condition of being gradual

Usage examples of gradualness.

A tradition bridges the gap and maintains surface gradualness corresponding to the gradualness beneath.