slowness
/ˈsləʊnəs
/noun [mass noun]
1The quality of moving or operating at a low speed: Elizabeth made her way upstairs with painful slowness the slowness of the car...
- The work evokes an antiquated industrial machine, the slowness suggesting its imminent halt.
- This isn't the slowness of an old man for whom everything is running down.
- Instead of dying, he thrashes about a bit, then reaches with stilted slowness for his inner breast-pocket.
1.1The quality of taking a long time: the minutes passed with agonizing slowness people complained about the slowness of the service...
- Gradually, with painful slowness, his reputation filtered out to European intellectuals on the lookout for new currents from the literary suburbs.
- He knew that the federal project was hindered by terminal slowness.
- This frustration is compounded with the overall slowness of the game.
2Lack of understanding or intellect; dullness: he was mocked for his slowness in class...
- Hs fatal fascination with the Arctic stems from his desire to find an environment suited to his peculiar slowness.
- I thought back to the comment you made to her about "stupidity and slowness."
- Unless they observe other areas of 'slowness' in their child, parents may hesitate to seek advice.