slowfulnessn.
/ˈsləʊf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈsloʊfəlnəs/ 1. Sloth; slowness. In later use chiefly U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland). rare.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [noun]
slacknessc1000
latenessOE
sleutha1387
slowfulness1483
lenta1500
snailishness1905
the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun] > sluggishness or heaviness
slowness1357
sluggednessc1425
slugginessc1450
sluggishnessc1450
slowfulness1483
dullness1526
dumpishness1574
lumpishness1574
slow-coaching1837
logginess1924
1483 tr. Adam of Eynsham Reuelation xxxv By cause he fille fro the loue of god..vnto the coolde of worldly slowfulnes.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. lxxx. [lxxvi.] 239 They be lytel worth, for we haue sene suche slowfulnes in them that we haue no grete trust to them.
1897 Epworth Herald (Epworth League Methodist Episocpal Church, US) 22 May 855/2 A minister who had not paid his subscription when due wrote: ‘Please excuse my slowfulness and neglection.’
2011 @_MoanAhLisa 1 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 9 September 2020) I really dislike slowfulness. When I'm ready, I'm READY! Either we're making a move or not.
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the mind > emotion > gratitude > ingratitude > [noun]
ingratitude1340
unkindnessa1393
slowfulness1484
unthankfulnessc1500
ingratuity1528
ungratitude1548
ingratefulness1570
thanklessness1583
ungratefulnessa1586
1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope vi. xi. f. cijv None ought to forgete the benyfyce whiche he hath receyued of some other, for slowfulnesse is a grete synne.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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