slowness
pronunciation
How to pronounce slowness in British English:
UK [sləʊnəs]
How to pronounce slowness in American English:
US [sloʊnəs]
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- Noun:
- unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
- lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Word Origin
- slowness (n.)
- c. 1300, from slow (adj.) + -ness.
Example
- 1. Precedents confirm the slowness and difficulty of the process .
- 2. Part of the slowness in moving books into the provinces is safety .
- 3. And some are critical of the industry 's slowness in recognising asset downgrades , which would trigger falls in management fees .
- 4. Some think america 's slowness to create new jobs is leading to undue pessimism about the rest of the world 's prospects .
- 5. Mr lin adds that british executives can be dismayed by the slowness with which chinese state-owned businesses make decisions .