steepness

STEEPNESS

by circumlocution with the adjective.

steepness: arduĭtas, tātis, f.: the s. of the mountains, montium a., Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 3. Better expr. by periph. with adj.: the s. of the mountains makes the journey difficult, *ardui et abrupti montes iter difficilius reddunt: the s. of the place, *praeceps natura loci.