slowness

[sloh-nis]

noun

1. the slow rate of movement of something; lack of speed or rapidity.

2. lack of intelligence; poor ability to perceive, understand, realize, etc.; dullness.

3. lack of activity or energy; the quality of not being busy; slackness.

4. the quality of being unexciting or uninteresting; boring or draggy quality.

5. the quality of being gradual, deliberate, or unhurried.

6. the fact or state of falling behind the standard time, as of a clock.

Example Sentences

Miss Mortimer picked up her spoon and stirred her tea with exquisite slowness.

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Such tool use—notably hand letter-cutting in stone, producing forms like those we see on traditional monuments—stands for “materiality, for slowness, for permanence” in the face of boardroom brainstorming and assembly-line production.

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This mental cloudiness is often called brain fog and while it isn't a medical condition in itself, it refers to a collection of cognitive symptoms such as difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, and mental slowness.

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Especially impressive is the slowness with which the arms move, his hands accentuating the speech but in a natural way; that is, they don’t move with every sentence.

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That means, including the necessary time taken for a change of innings, 15 overs were lost from the match not because of rain or bad light but because of the slowness of play.

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