slowness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English slow 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 slowness From slow + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality or state of being slow.
Impatience with the intellectual slowness of others, narcissism and passion for one's mission in life might combine to make such individuals isolative and difficult.
2003 April 30, Hazel Muir, “Einstein and Newton showed signs of autism”, in New Scientist, retrieved 15 Nov 2012:
- (uncountable, usually) A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slownesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (37)
ro lentoare (quality of being slow) · ja 緩慢 (quality of being slow) · cs pomalost (quality of being slow) · he איטיות (quality of being slow) · ru медли́тельность (quality of being slow) · el βραδύτητα (quality of being slow) · ja 遅慢 (quality of being slow) · pl powolność (quality of being slow) · te మెల్లన (quality of being slow) · fur lentece (quality of being slow) · lv lēnums (quality of being slow) · la tarditās (quality of being slow) · pt lentidão (quality of being slow) · sv långsamhet (quality of being slow) · de Trägheit (quality of being slow) · ca lentitud (quality of being slow) · hu lassúság (quality of being slow) · de Langsamkeit (quality of being slow) · fr lenteur (quality of being slow) · nl traagheid (quality of being slow) · sk pomalosť (quality of being slow) · eo malrapideco (quality of being slow) · nl langzaamheid (quality of being slow) · grc βραδυτής (quality of being slow) · uk пові́льність (quality of being slow) · id kelambatan (quality of being slow) · la sēgnitia (quality of being slow) · ang lætnes (quality of being slow) · ja 遅さ (quality of being slow) · es sorna (quality of being slow) · ga leadrán (quality of being slow) · fi hitaus (quality of being slow) · da langsomhed (quality of being slow) · es lentitud (quality of being slow) · no langsomhet (quality of being slow) · la lentitudo (quality of being slow) · it lentezza (quality of being slow)