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slowness

/ˈsləʊnəs/noun

उच्चारण स्लोनस

धीमापन, सुस्ती, मंदता

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the fact of moving, happening or acting at a slow speed

    धीमापन, सुस्ती, मंदता

    • People complained about the slowness of the internet connection.
    • The slowness of the court process frustrated the family.

    Synonyms sluggishness tardiness delay

    Opposite speed quickness rapidity

  2. 2

    [U]

    the fact of not understanding or learning things quickly

    (समझने में) मंदता, धीमापन

    • The teacher was patient with the boy's slowness in mathematics.
    • His slowness in answering questions made the interviewer lose patience.

    Opposite quickness sharpness

◇Word family
slow adjectiveslowly adverb