ungradable opposition

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Noun ungradable opposition has 1 sense

ungradable opposition - an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other
--₁ is a kind of opposition, oppositeness
--₁ has particulars: complementarity

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Term: Ungradable Opposition

Description:

Ungradable opposition refers to a linguistic concept where two words or phrases are set in contrast to each other, but the degree of opposition between them cannot be intensified or diminished. It describes a situation where the two elements being compared are absolute and cannot be graded or compared in terms of intensity.

Sample Sentences:

She is either pregnant or not; there is no ungradable opposition in this matter.
The term "alive" is an example of ungradable opposition as one cannot be "a little bit alive".
In the expression "single" or "not single", there is ungradable opposition as there are no degrees of singularity.

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