slowness meaning

UK US /ˈsloʊnəs/ 2 syllables

slowness (noun): unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.

slowness has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

slowness as a noun

  1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

    Synonyms: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness

    Type of: unskillfulness

    Kinds: rustiness

    Related forms: slow

  2. a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

    Synonyms: deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness

    Type of: pace

    Kinds: leisureliness, dilatoriness

    Related forms: slow

  3. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

    Synonyms: retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, subnormality

    Type of: stupidity

    Kinds: abnormality, moronity, idiocy, imbecility

    Related forms: slow

How to pronounce slowness

slowness is pronounced /ˈsloʊnəs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with slowness

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in SS · 8-letter words

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