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SLOWNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

Synonyms:

deliberateness; deliberation; slowness; unhurriedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("slowness" is a kind of...):

pace; rate (the relative speed of progress or change)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slowness"):

leisureliness (slowness by virtue of being leisurely)

dilatoriness; procrastination (slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it)

Derivation:

slow (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time)

slow (at a slow tempo)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Synonyms:

backwardness; mental retardation; retardation; slowness; subnormality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("slowness" is a kind of...):

stupidity (a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slowness"):

abnormality; mental defectiveness (retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence)

mental deficiency; moronity (mild mental retardation)

amentia; idiocy (extreme mental retardation)

imbecility (retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot)

Derivation:

slow (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Synonyms:

awkwardness; clumsiness; ineptitude; ineptness; maladroitness; slowness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("slowness" is a kind of...):

unskillfulness (a lack of cognitive skill)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slowness"):

rustiness (ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice)

Derivation:

slow (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity)

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