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Definition of Slowness
1. Noun. Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
Generic synonyms: Unskillfulness
Specialized synonyms: Rustiness
Derivative terms: Awkward, Awkward, Clumsy, Inept, Maladroit, Slow
2. Noun. A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry.
Generic synonyms: Pace, Rate
Specialized synonyms: Leisureliness, Dilatoriness, Procrastination
Derivative terms: Deliberate, Slow, Slow, Unhurried, Unhurried
3. Noun. Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities.
Generic synonyms: Stupidity
Specialized synonyms: Abnormality, Mental Defectiveness, Mental Deficiency, Moronity, Amentia, Idiocy, Imbecility
Derivative terms: Backward, Retard, Slow, Subnormal
Definition of Slowness
1. n. The quality or state of being slow.
Definition of Slowness
1. Noun. The quality or state of being slow. ¹
2. Noun. (physics) A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slowness
1. the state of being slow [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slowness
Literary usage of Slowness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"slowness does not, except by accident, belong to the fine and honourable :
therefore temperance, which does so belong to it, cannot be a kind of slowness.6 ..."
2. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1907)
"In contrast with the period ending in 1815, the next period which we study,
extending from 1815 to 1860, was marked by the slowness and the comparative ..."
3. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1907)
"In contrast with the period ending in 1815, the next period which we study,
extending from 1815 to 1860, was marked by the slowness and ..."
4. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1914)
"In contrast with the period ending in 1815, the next period which we study,
extending from 1815 to 1860, was marked by the slowness and the comparative ..."
5. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1914)
"Reasons for slowness of growth. — The reasons for these changes in our foreign
trade must be sought both abroad and at home. Our prosperity in the preceding ..."
6. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1907)
"In contrast with the period ending in 1815, the next period which we study,
extending from 1815 to 1860, was marked by the slowness and the comparative ..."
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