slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness
(noun) a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality
(noun) lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness
(noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slowness (usually uncountable, plural slownesses)
The quality or state of being slow.
(physics) A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance.
• snowless
Source: Wiktionary
Slow"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being slow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
