slowness

slowness
noun
1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training (Freq. 2)
Derivationally related forms: ↑slow, ↑maladroit (for: ↑maladroitness), ↑inept (for: ↑ineptness), ↑clumsy (for: ↑clumsiness), ↑awkward (for: ↑awkwardness)
Hypernyms: ↑unskillfulness
Hyponyms: ↑rustiness
2. a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry (Freq. 1)
Derivationally related forms: ↑unhurried (for: ↑unhurriedness), ↑deliberate (for: ↑deliberateness), ↑slow
Hypernyms: ↑pace, ↑rate
Hyponyms: ↑leisureliness, ↑dilatoriness, ↑procrastination
3. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Derivationally related forms: ↑subnormal (for: ↑subnormality), ↑slow, ↑backward (for: ↑backwardness), ↑retard (for: ↑retardation)
Hypernyms: ↑stupidity
Hyponyms:

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