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
Feldman had been asked whether his corpus of work, with its brooding slowness and trembling softness, had something to do with Jewish mourning in the wake of the Holocaust.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The slowness is part of its appeal.
—Kallie Plagge, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2026
After all, the best homes are born out of slowness rather than speed.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
But smaller and niche-y vendors have been reluctant to ship the company this year given the retailer’s slowness in paying, leaving it without enough on its floors to regain sales.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
But leaning into the slowness also opened my eyes to the details of the city that don’t make it onto Instagram.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 9 Dec. 2025
Their slowness is not the thing that bothers me.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
With a meditative perspective on the everyday, Saleh presents a world of slowness and quietude, offering a space of respite amid a world so often filled with confusion and chaos.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Honor the power of slowness Children live at a different pace than adults.
—Reem Raouda, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The slowness is part of its appeal.
—Kallie Plagge, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2026
After all, the best homes are born out of slowness rather than speed.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
But smaller and niche-y vendors have been reluctant to ship the company this year given the retailer’s slowness in paying, leaving it without enough on its floors to regain sales.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
But leaning into the slowness also opened my eyes to the details of the city that don’t make it onto Instagram.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 9 Dec. 2025
Their slowness is not the thing that bothers me.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
With a meditative perspective on the everyday, Saleh presents a world of slowness and quietude, offering a space of respite amid a world so often filled with confusion and chaos.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Honor the power of slowness Children live at a different pace than adults.
—Reem Raouda, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowness
Noun
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Their midweight thickness offers enough cushion for miles of walking through the streets of New York City, without causing sweat.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The thickness of this layer causes light interference effects, giving the fabric a vivid purple appearance similar to the colors seen in soap bubbles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And if your mature complexion has lost some of its luster, the radiance boost comes from a lineup of botanicals (saffron, manjishta, turmeric, licorice, and Indian barberry) that are traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine to help even tone, brighten dullness, and calm visible inflammation.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2026
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While drinking water throughout the day supports overall health and skin, topical hydration through lotions and serums is also important for combating dullness.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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My love of the theater and my love of the people who dedicate their life to creativity and the kind of highs and lows of that life, and the silliness and stupidity of that life, and the moments of elegiac grace.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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History suggests that the proficient cruelty of such regimes is unable to compensate for the stupidity and incompetence of their cadres.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lower energy usage directly decreases operating expenses and enhances usable compute density.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some of the game’s most evocative writing, blending cosmic horror with humanity’s loss of faith in itself, gets swallowed by that verbal density.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The third, set in prehistoric times, is dazzling in its simplicity and dramatic rigor, and could’ve easily done without the others.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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The low-to-the-ground shoe was overall a showcase of streamlined simplicity with its lack of embellishment and glove-like fit.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The simpleness of the look really allowed the Crocs to stand out and make an impression.—
Tara Larson,
Footwear News,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The pressure brought forth both boneheadedness and brilliance.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Slowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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