slowness
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈsloʊnəs/
- Some are perfectly still during the entire shot; others stroll about with a slowness that is unsettling.
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Watch on YouTubeIt has a pace that is very slow, but not the creeping dread slowness of a certain kind of horror movie I can't take.
- It has a pace that is very slow, but not the creeping dread slowness of a certain kind of horror movie I can't take.
- And for me, both Twitter and the podcast have made me much more impatient about the slowness of the review process because Twitter will do that.
- Speaking of steps and, well, implying slowness in Congress, imagine this.
- So that just made HD in that, all the slowness just it's too much for me.
- Is it safe to sort of a carefulness, A slowness?
- Is it safe, this sort of a carefulness, A slowness?
- It shows you the vast slowness.
- So there's CS Lewis waxing a bit poetic himself, talking about that slowness aspect, but also about people.
Examples
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This system is not ready for prime time with this level of slowness to respond to your touch.
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Users have numerous complaints regarding system slowness and the difficulties involved in connecting to the mainframe.
Academic text (2002) -
So that just made HD in that, all the slowness just it's too much for me.
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Together they kicked their legs, moving with glacial slowness to the other side.
Fiction book (1991) -
At the restaurant, you were impatient about the, uh, waiter's slowness in bringing the bill.
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The man himself moved with what seemed glacial slowness, like a wind-up toy about to stop and fall over.
Fiction book (2001) -
Two unavoidable factors have accounted for the initial slowness of market reorientation.
Academic text (1991) -
Beyond the traditional slowness of the Brazilian courts, a structural defect aggravates the problem.
Academic text (1999) -
Magnus walks with painful slowness through the lively streets, an exile doubly exiled.
Fiction book (1992) -
The slowness of the internet connection made it frustrating to stream videos.
Synonyms
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3.7
A time when activity or progress becomes slower than usual
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6.8
A very slow speed of progress or movement
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6.7
A careful, thoughtful, and slow way of acting or making decisions
A calm, slow way of acting without hurry
A habit of putting things off and acting slowly
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Slowness comes from slow + -ness, where slow meant 'not moving quickly'—think of a slow-moving car or turtle as a memory hook. So slowness describes the quality of moving, happening, or being done at a low speed or without haste.