slow (sl )adj. slow·er, slow·est 1. a. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed: a slow train; slow walkers. b. Marked by a retarded tempo: a slow waltz. 2. a. Taking or requiring a long time: the slow job of making bread. b. Taking more time than is usual: a slow worker; slow progress in the peace negotiations. 3. Allowing movement or action only at a low speed: a slow track; a slow infield. 4. Registering a time or rate behind or below the correct one: a slow clock. 5. Lacking in promptness or willingness; not precipitate: They were slow to accept our invitation. 6. Characterized by a low volume of sales or transactions: Business was slow today. 7. Lacking liveliness or interest; boring: a slow party. 8. Not having or exhibiting intellectual or mental quickness: a slow learner. 9. Only moderately warm; low: a slow oven. adv. slower, slowest 1. So as to fall behind the correct time or rate: The watch runs slow. 2. At a low speed: Go slow! v. slowed, slow·ing, slows v.tr. 1. To make slow or slower. 2. To delay; retard. v.intr. To become slow or slower. [Middle English, from Old English sl  w.]slow  ly adv.slow ness n.Synonyms: slow, dilatory, leisurely, laggard, deliberate These adjectives mean taking more time than is usual or necessary. Slow is the least specific: a slow bus; a slow heartbeat; slow to anger. Dilatory implies lack of promptness caused by delay, procrastination, or indifference: paid a late fee because I was dilatory in paying the bill. Leisurely suggests a relaxed lack of haste: went for a leisurely walk by the river. Laggard implies hanging back or falling behind: "the horses' laggard pace" (Rudyard Kipling). Deliberate suggests a lack of hurry traceable especially to caution or careful consideration, as of consequences: worked in a systematic and deliberate manner. Usage Note: Slow may sometimes be used instead of slowly when it comes after the verb: We drove the car slow. In formal writing slowly is generally preferred. Slow is often used in speech and informal writing, especially when brevity and forcefulness are sought: Drive slow! Slow is also the established idiomatic form with certain senses of common verbs: The watch runs slow. Take it slow. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | slowness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skill rustiness - ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up" |
| 2. | slowness - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" leisureliness - slowness by virtue of being leisurely dilatoriness, procrastination - slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | |
| 3. | slowness - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities stupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience mental defectiveness, abnormality - retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence mental deficiency, moronity - mild mental retardation imbecility - retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot |
Translations
slowness
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(Comm: = slackness) → Flaute f
(slowing down movement) (of surface, track, pitch) → Langsamkeit f; (because of rain etc) → Schwere f
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