sluggishness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English sluggish 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 sluggishness From sluggish + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
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(uncountable, usually) The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
And we see such interdependence even more clearly in their economic performance: China’s annual GDP growth rate, for example, will slow by two percentage points this year, owing to sluggishness in the United States and the EU.
2012, Javier Solana, Project Syndicate, Whose Sovereignty?:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sluggishnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nimbleness (antonym(s) of “property of being sluggish”)
Translations (18)
te సోమరితనము (the property of being sluggish) · ota هایلازلق (the property of being sluggish) · fi hitaus (the property of being sluggish) · nl traag (the property of being sluggish) · la torpēdō (the property of being sluggish) · ota تنبللك (the property of being sluggish) · tr uyuşukluk (the property of being sluggish) · pl bezwładność (the property of being sluggish) · fi hidasliikkeisyys (the property of being sluggish) · tr miskinlik (the property of being sluggish) · grc νωθρεία (the property of being sluggish) · fa تنبلی (the property of being sluggish) · nl sloom (the property of being sluggish) · ota كسل (the property of being sluggish) · tl kupad (the property of being sluggish) · es pachorra (the property of being sluggish) · de Trägheit (the property of being sluggish) · tr uyuşuntu (the property of being sluggish)