slowness

noun

Definition of slownessnext
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 Those are some of the striking examples of observational register, one that uses tactical distance, sound, slowness and associative montage to convey pain without resorting to the evidentiary shock of graphic imagery. — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 Organizations are encouraged to embed this 'slowness' into their processes, pre-determining when pauses are necessary and empowering teams to take them. — Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Symptoms include tremors, stiffness, difficulty balancing and slowness of movement. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 July 2026 Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowness
  1. thickness
  2. stupidness
  3. dullness
  4. dumbness
  5. stupidity
  6. density
  7. denseness
  8. simplicity
Noun
  • When rolling, it is recommended to run the pasta through a pasta machine at the thickest setting first, then fold the pasta strip over itself into 3 thicknesses and repeat, before moving down a setting.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While the rear of the keyboard deck does jut out a little around the USB-C ports, everything else appears to be around half the thickness.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of thickness
Noun
  • 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.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Definition of stupidness
Noun
  • Mistakes to Avoid When Cleaning Laminate Floors Laminate is a delicate flooring material that is vulnerable to scratching and dullness if it’s not cleaned properly.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
  • Using the wrong product can cause etching or dullness that’s difficult to reverse.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
Definition of dullness
Noun
  • The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.
    — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of dumbness
Noun
  • That’s only made worse by the fact that it’s treated as some kind of grand betrayal rather than an impulsive act of youthful stupidity that will make for a good story one day.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • Condor, Newton and Hiraga do their best to make Max’s actions believable, but her stubborn stupidity eventually requires more suspension of belief than a highly vindictive shark prowling a freshwater cave right next to the ocean.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of stupidity
Noun
  • The tags recorded the bubble sounds and 3D animal movements, and the movement data was used to create a simulation based on such factors as tissue density, drag, and how much gas was in the body.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The difference between a ten-thousand-dollar show and one that costs much more involves product quality, pacing, duration, density, and degree of difficulty.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of density
Noun
  • Tiernan is tall but carries the denseness of frame and core strength of a guard.
    — Matthew Mowery, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of denseness
Noun
  • Delicate Japanese simplicity prevails while leaving whispers of the original French palatial style—such as distinctive moldings that are unique to the building.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In general, higher-performing LED systems dominate the top of the ratings, while older halogen designs tend to cluster at the bottom, constrained by lower output and less precise beam control, despite offering advantages in simplicity and cost.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of simplicity

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