Slowness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈoʊnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈəʊnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈəʊnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈoʊnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deliberation subnormality ineptness clumsiness mental retardation backwardness unhurriedness awkwardness deliberateness ineptitude retardation maladroitness

Word Forms

awkward	adjective	not elegant or graceful in expression
clumsy	adjective	showing lack of skill or aptitude
inept	adjective	not elegant or graceful in expression
maladroit	adjective	not adroit
slow	adjective	slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
deliberate	adjective	unhurried and with care and dignity
unhurried	adjective	capable of accepting delay with equanimity
retard	verb	slow the growth or development of
backward	adjective	retarded in intellectual development
subnormal	adjective	below normal or average

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Langsamkeit

Unfähigkeit aufgrund mangelnder Ausbildung

🇫🇷French

lenteur

incompétence résultant d'un manque de formation

🇪🇸Spanish

lentitud

Incapacidad resultante de la falta de formación.

🇮🇹Italian

lentezza

inabilità derivante da una mancanza di formazione

🇳🇱Dutch

traagheid

onvaardigheid die het gevolg is van een gebrek aan opleiding

🇵🇹Portuguese

lentidão

inabilidade resultante da falta de treinamento

🇷🇺Russian

медлительность

неумелость, возникающая из-за отсутствия подготовки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंदी

प्रशिक्षण की कमी से उत्पन्न अकुशलता

🇧🇩Bengali

মন্থরতা

প্রশিক্ষণের অভাবের ফলে অদক্ষতা

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தநிலை

பயிற்சியின்மையால் ஏற்படும் திறமையின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

మందగింపు

శిక్షణ లేకపోవడం వల్ల ఏర్పడే నైపుణ్యం లేనితనం

🇮🇳Marathi

मंदपणा

प्रशिक्षणाच्या अभावामुळे अकुशलता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંદતા

તાલીમના અભાવને કારણે અકુશળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಧಾನಗತಿ

ತರಬೇತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദത

പരിശീലനത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള കഴിവില്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਸਤੀ

ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਅਕੁਸ਼ਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سستی

تربیت کی کمی کے نتیجے میں بے ہنر پن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓慢

缺乏训练导致的不熟练

🇯🇵Japanese

遅さ

訓練不足に起因する未熟さ

🇰🇷Korean

지지

훈련 부족으로 인한 미숙함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chậm chạp

sự không khéo léo do thiếu đào tạo

🇹🇭Thai

ความเชื่องช้า

ความไร้ฝีมืออันเกิดจากการขาดการอบรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelambatan

ketidak terampilan akibat kurangnya pelatihan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabagalan

kawalan ng kakayahan na nagreresulta mula sa kakulangan ng pagsasanay

🇲🇾Malay

kelambatan

ketidakmahiran akibat kekurangan latihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بطء

- عدم المهارة الناتجة عن نقص التدريب

🇮🇷Persian

کندی

عدم مهارت ناشی از فقدان آموزش

🇹🇷Turkish

yavaşlık

eğitim eksikliğinden kaynaklanan beceriksizlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִטִיוּת

חוסר מיומנות כתוצאה מחוסר הכשרה

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The primary meaning of 'slowness' is 'unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training'.

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Using 'slowness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'slowness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'slowness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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