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Slowness

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Noun

1. awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

2. deliberateness, deliberation, slowness, unhurriedness

a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

3. backwardness, mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Slowness

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adjective
1. 
performed or occurring during a comparatively long interval of time
2. 
lasting a comparatively long time
a slow journey
3. 
characterized by lack of speed
a slow walker
4. (prenominal)
adapted to or productive of slow movement
the slow lane of a motorway
5. 
(of a clock, etc) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
6. 
given to or characterized by a leisurely or lazy existence
a slow town
7. 
not readily responsive to stimulation; intellectually unreceptive
a slow mind
8. 
dull or uninteresting
the play was very slow
9. 
not easily aroused
a slow temperament
10. 
lacking promptness or immediacy
a slow answer
11. 
unwilling to perform an action or enter into a state
slow to anger
12. 
behind the times
13. 
(of trade, etc) unproductive; slack
14. 
(of a fire) burning weakly
15. 
(of an oven) cool
16. photography
requiring a relatively long time of exposure to produce a given density
a slow lens
17. sport
(of a track, etc) tending to reduce the speed of the ball or the competitors
18. cricket
(of a bowler) delivering the ball slowly, usually with spin
adverb
19. 
in a manner characterized by lack of speed; slowly
verb
20. (often foll by up or down)
to decrease or cause to decrease in speed, efficiency, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Slowness

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adjective
1. 
not quick or clever in understanding; dull; obtuse
2. 
a. 
taking a longer time than is expected or usual to act, move, go, happen, etc.
b. 
not hasty, quick, ready, or prompt
a slow retort, slow to anger
3. 
making relatively little progress for the time spent; marked by low speed, rate of rhythm, etc.; not fast or rapid
4. 
holding back fast progress, development, etc.; making speed or progress difficult
a slow growing season, a slow track
5. 
showing a time that is behind the correct time
said of a timepiece
6. 
a. 
passing slowly or tediously
a slow afternoon
b. 
not lively or interesting; dull or boring
a slow town
7. 
characterized by little activity; slack
slow trading
8. 
lacking in energy; sluggish
9. 
behind the times; out of fashion
10. 
burning so as to give off a low or moderate heat
a slow fire
11. 
gradual, as growth
12.  Photography
a. 
having less sensitivity to light than other film, etc.: such film may require a longer exposure period
b. 
allowing less light to enter than other lenses
verb transitive
13. 
to make slow or slower
14. 
to retard; delay
verb intransitive
15. 
to go or become slow or slower
often with up or down
adverb
16. 
in a slow manner or at a slow speed; slowly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Slowness

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adj. slow·er, slow·est
1.
a. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed: a slow train; slow walkers.
b. Marked by a retarded tempo: a slow waltz.
2.
a. Taking or requiring a long time: the slow job of making bread.
b. Taking more time than is usual: a slow worker; slow progress in the peace negotiations.
3. Allowing movement or action only at a low speed: a slow track; a slow infield.
4. Registering a time or rate behind or below the correct one: a slow clock.
5. Lacking in promptness or willingness; not precipitate: They were slow to accept our invitation.
6. Characterized by a low volume of sales or transactions: Business was slow today.
7. Lacking liveliness or interest; boring: a slow party.
8. Not having or exhibiting intellectual or mental quickness: a slow learner.
9. Only moderately warm; low: a slow oven.
adv. slower, slowest
1. So as to fall behind the correct time or rate: The watch runs slow.
2. At a low speed: Go slow!
v. slowed, slow·ing, slows
v.tr.
1. To make slow or slower.
2. To delay; retard.
v.intr.
To become slow or slower.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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