as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
her natural shyness was sometimes mistaken for slowness by people who did not know her well
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Recent Examples of slowness
The better rhythm is not slowness.
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Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
This could be the trickiest proposal given the relative slowness of governments in general.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente,
Variety,
18 May 2026
The company sees slowness not as a limitation, but as a strategic asset that reduces risk, trims costs, and eases environmental impact.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
The slowness of encryption forces them to triage.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Julia's confession Fed up with local law enforcement's slowness and unresponsiveness, Christine and Katas eventually get FBI agent Dawn Martin on the case.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
By the time symptoms first appear, the majority of these cells are lost forever, meaning the disease can progress for years before any of the telltale physical symptoms emerge—tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement, among others.
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Todd Weissman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
The slowness of the day, the blue sky rising tall above the house—a house Daithà has built for her and their two girls—Eloise, their baby, will sleep here, in the shade, windows open to the sea air.
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Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
This could be the trickiest proposal given the relative slowness of governments in general.
—
Anna Marie De La Fuente,
Variety,
18 May 2026
The company sees slowness not as a limitation, but as a strategic asset that reduces risk, trims costs, and eases environmental impact.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
The slowness of encryption forces them to triage.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Julia's confession Fed up with local law enforcement's slowness and unresponsiveness, Christine and Katas eventually get FBI agent Dawn Martin on the case.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
By the time symptoms first appear, the majority of these cells are lost forever, meaning the disease can progress for years before any of the telltale physical symptoms emerge—tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement, among others.
—
Todd Weissman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
The slowness of the day, the blue sky rising tall above the house—a house Daithà has built for her and their two girls—Eloise, their baby, will sleep here, in the shade, windows open to the sea air.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowness
Noun
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There wasn't much left to shave off with the Galaxy Z Fold 7, because when unfolded, one panel is as thick as the USB-C port, which acts as the phone's hard stop on thickness.
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Because of the length and lack of thickness, my hair often lacks volume and is quickly weighed down shortly after styling.
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In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.
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Through the gut-skin axis, an unhealthy gut or ongoing internal inflammation can contribute to conditions such as acne, eczema, rosacea, dullness, and sensitive skin.
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Lavender softens the look of dullness, green helps reduce the appearance of redness, and peach helps counter visible dark spots.
Noun
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The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.
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Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.
Noun
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Which again, highlights the stupidity of allowing these exceptions in the first place.
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Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.
Noun
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Testosterone is responsible for muscle mass, bone density, libido, mood, energy — all essential to a man’s function.
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Those using the Plated Skin Science HAIR Serum saw statistically significant improvements in hair density, scalp coverage and volume starting at just one month in, with improvements continuing through the end of the study.
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Tiernan is tall but carries the denseness of frame and core strength of a guard.
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Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.
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Light and Breezy One of the many virtues of the ’60s shift is its simplicity.
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The collection expressed an idea of contemporary simplicity, built through precise proportions, evolved materials and a new visual lightness.
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“Slowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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