Definition of slowness in English:

slowness

noun ˈsləʊnəsˈsloʊnəs

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
Example sentencesExamples
- The main symptoms are muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, and involuntary tremor.
- In slam poetry, speed is valued over slowness, as humour and attack are valued over emotion and thought.
- This isn't the slowness of an old man for whom everything is running down.
- The actual speed produced by the motorbike is a speed of both slowness and fastness.
- The satellite gives very nice speed to the one computer, but the other four are slow, and the ISP is telling us what causes the slowness.
- The dopamine-producing nerve cells in the basal ganglia die, causing slowness of voluntary movement as well as difficulty with balance and muscle rigidity.
- The anchor, which secured a ship, indicated slowness, while the dolphin expressed speed.
- Instead of dying, he thrashes about a bit, then reaches with stilted slowness for his inner breast-pocket.
- Initiated by the dancer in the center of the trio, the three performers reach their arms out to one another with a mechanical slowness.
- The work evokes an antiquated industrial machine, the slowness suggesting its imminent halt.
1. 1.1 The quality of taking a long time.
  the minutes passed with agonizing slowness
  people complained about the slowness of the service
  Example sentencesExamples
  He knew that the federal project was hindered by terminal slowness.
  We work to maintain self-respect, but instead the slowness of the government is going to force us onto the dole!
  Gradually, with painful slowness, his reputation filtered out to European intellectuals on the lookout for new currents from the literary suburbs.
  It seemed the slowness of the previous episodes might finally be rewarded with some return on my taxed patience.
  When grassroots activists complained about the slowness of reform, he responded, "I don't care!"
  The maddening slowness of enunciation and the monotony of intonation feel tired and false.
  The only reason we have had to fight to maintain these contrarian stances is the unprecedented slowness of the sea change that is developing.
  He established a firm in London, but it went bankrupt in 1732, probably due to the excessive slowness and complication of his method.
  He realised that the slowness of this process would have very serious immediate implications for his business.
  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
Example sentencesExamples
- The novel is built around Lennie, the character whose 'slowness' has most filtered into the American popular consciousness.
- We emphasize the seeming slowness of wisdom as acquired by intellect in its finite journeying through finite existences.
- The resulting slowness of cognition is a cardinal element of the pattern of impairment.
- An issue to consider is whether these patients have a slowness of thinking.
- This particular deficit involves slowness in the ability to name repeated familiar objects accurately.
- Unless they observe other areas of 'slowness' in their child, parents may hesitate to seek advice.
- There commonly exists a great want of application, a slowness of intellect similar to the slowness of volition.
- The opposite of high intellect is dullness or slowness, but the opposite of wisdom is foolishness, which is far more dangerous.
- 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."

Definition of slowness in US English:

slowness

nounˈsloʊnəsˈslōnəs

1The quality of moving or operating at a low speed.
Elizabeth made her way upstairs with painful slowness
the slowness of the car
Example sentencesExamples
- The actual speed produced by the motorbike is a speed of both slowness and fastness.
- The work evokes an antiquated industrial machine, the slowness suggesting its imminent halt.
- In slam poetry, speed is valued over slowness, as humour and attack are valued over emotion and thought.
- The anchor, which secured a ship, indicated slowness, while the dolphin expressed speed.
- The main symptoms are muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, and involuntary tremor.
- The satellite gives very nice speed to the one computer, but the other four are slow, and the ISP is telling us what causes the slowness.
- Initiated by the dancer in the center of the trio, the three performers reach their arms out to one another with a mechanical slowness.
- Instead of dying, he thrashes about a bit, then reaches with stilted slowness for his inner breast-pocket.
- This isn't the slowness of an old man for whom everything is running down.
- The dopamine-producing nerve cells in the basal ganglia die, causing slowness of voluntary movement as well as difficulty with balance and muscle rigidity.
1. 1.1 The quality of taking a long time.
  the minutes passed with agonizing slowness
  people complained about the slowness of the service
  Example sentencesExamples
  He realised that the slowness of this process would have very serious immediate implications for his business.
  He knew that the federal project was hindered by terminal slowness.
  It seemed the slowness of the previous episodes might finally be rewarded with some return on my taxed patience.
  Gradually, with painful slowness, his reputation filtered out to European intellectuals on the lookout for new currents from the literary suburbs.
  This frustration is compounded with the overall slowness of the game.
  We work to maintain self-respect, but instead the slowness of the government is going to force us onto the dole!
  The only reason we have had to fight to maintain these contrarian stances is the unprecedented slowness of the sea change that is developing.
  When grassroots activists complained about the slowness of reform, he responded, "I don't care!"
  He established a firm in London, but it went bankrupt in 1732, probably due to the excessive slowness and complication of his method.
  The maddening slowness of enunciation and the monotony of intonation feel tired and false.
2Lack of understanding or intellect; dullness.
he was mocked for his slowness in class
Example sentencesExamples
- Hs fatal fascination with the Arctic stems from his desire to find an environment suited to his peculiar slowness.
- There commonly exists a great want of application, a slowness of intellect similar to the slowness of volition.
- Unless they observe other areas of 'slowness' in their child, parents may hesitate to seek advice.
- I thought back to the comment you made to her about "stupidity and slowness."
- The resulting slowness of cognition is a cardinal element of the pattern of impairment.
- The opposite of high intellect is dullness or slowness, but the opposite of wisdom is foolishness, which is far more dangerous.
- This particular deficit involves slowness in the ability to name repeated familiar objects accurately.
- We emphasize the seeming slowness of wisdom as acquired by intellect in its finite journeying through finite existences.
- The novel is built around Lennie, the character whose 'slowness' has most filtered into the American popular consciousness.
- An issue to consider is whether these patients have a slowness of thinking.

单词	slowness
释义	Definition of slowness in English: slowness noun ˈsləʊnəsˈsloʊnəs 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 Example sentencesExamples The main symptoms are muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, and involuntary tremor. In slam poetry, speed is valued over slowness, as humour and attack are valued over emotion and thought. This isn't the slowness of an old man for whom everything is running down. The actual speed produced by the motorbike is a speed of both slowness and fastness. The satellite gives very nice speed to the one computer, but the other four are slow, and the ISP is telling us what causes the slowness. The dopamine-producing nerve cells in the basal ganglia die, causing slowness of voluntary movement as well as difficulty with balance and muscle rigidity. The anchor, which secured a ship, indicated slowness, while the dolphin expressed speed. Instead of dying, he thrashes about a bit, then reaches with stilted slowness for his inner breast-pocket. Initiated by the dancer in the center of the trio, the three performers reach their arms out to one another with a mechanical slowness. The work evokes an antiquated industrial machine, the slowness suggesting its imminent halt. 1.1 The quality of taking a long time. the minutes passed with agonizing slowness people complained about the slowness of the service Example sentencesExamples He knew that the federal project was hindered by terminal slowness. We work to maintain self-respect, but instead the slowness of the government is going to force us onto the dole! Gradually, with painful slowness, his reputation filtered out to European intellectuals on the lookout for new currents from the literary suburbs. It seemed the slowness of the previous episodes might finally be rewarded with some return on my taxed patience. When grassroots activists complained about the slowness of reform, he responded, "I don't care!" The maddening slowness of enunciation and the monotony of intonation feel tired and false. The only reason we have had to fight to maintain these contrarian stances is the unprecedented slowness of the sea change that is developing. He established a firm in London, but it went bankrupt in 1732, probably due to the excessive slowness and complication of his method. He realised that the slowness of this process would have very serious immediate implications for his business. 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 Example sentencesExamples The novel is built around Lennie, the character whose 'slowness' has most filtered into the American popular consciousness. We emphasize the seeming slowness of wisdom as acquired by intellect in its finite journeying through finite existences. The resulting slowness of cognition is a cardinal element of the pattern of impairment. An issue to consider is whether these patients have a slowness of thinking. This particular deficit involves slowness in the ability to name repeated familiar objects accurately. Unless they observe other areas of 'slowness' in their child, parents may hesitate to seek advice. There commonly exists a great want of application, a slowness of intellect similar to the slowness of volition. The opposite of high intellect is dullness or slowness, but the opposite of wisdom is foolishness, which is far more dangerous. 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." Definition of slowness in US English: slowness nounˈsloʊnəsˈslōnəs 1The quality of moving or operating at a low speed. Elizabeth made her way upstairs with painful slowness the slowness of the car Example sentencesExamples The actual speed produced by the motorbike is a speed of both slowness and fastness. The work evokes an antiquated industrial machine, the slowness suggesting its imminent halt. In slam poetry, speed is valued over slowness, as humour and attack are valued over emotion and thought. The anchor, which secured a ship, indicated slowness, while the dolphin expressed speed. The main symptoms are muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, and involuntary tremor. The satellite gives very nice speed to the one computer, but the other four are slow, and the ISP is telling us what causes the slowness. Initiated by the dancer in the center of the trio, the three performers reach their arms out to one another with a mechanical slowness. Instead of dying, he thrashes about a bit, then reaches with stilted slowness for his inner breast-pocket. This isn't the slowness of an old man for whom everything is running down. The dopamine-producing nerve cells in the basal ganglia die, causing slowness of voluntary movement as well as difficulty with balance and muscle rigidity. 1.1 The quality of taking a long time. the minutes passed with agonizing slowness people complained about the slowness of the service Example sentencesExamples He realised that the slowness of this process would have very serious immediate implications for his business. He knew that the federal project was hindered by terminal slowness. It seemed the slowness of the previous episodes might finally be rewarded with some return on my taxed patience. Gradually, with painful slowness, his reputation filtered out to European intellectuals on the lookout for new currents from the literary suburbs. This frustration is compounded with the overall slowness of the game. We work to maintain self-respect, but instead the slowness of the government is going to force us onto the dole! The only reason we have had to fight to maintain these contrarian stances is the unprecedented slowness of the sea change that is developing. When grassroots activists complained about the slowness of reform, he responded, "I don't care!" He established a firm in London, but it went bankrupt in 1732, probably due to the excessive slowness and complication of his method. The maddening slowness of enunciation and the monotony of intonation feel tired and false. 2Lack of understanding or intellect; dullness. he was mocked for his slowness in class Example sentencesExamples Hs fatal fascination with the Arctic stems from his desire to find an environment suited to his peculiar slowness. There commonly exists a great want of application, a slowness of intellect similar to the slowness of volition. Unless they observe other areas of 'slowness' in their child, parents may hesitate to seek advice. I thought back to the comment you made to her about "stupidity and slowness." The resulting slowness of cognition is a cardinal element of the pattern of impairment. The opposite of high intellect is dullness or slowness, but the opposite of wisdom is foolishness, which is far more dangerous. This particular deficit involves slowness in the ability to name repeated familiar objects accurately. We emphasize the seeming slowness of wisdom as acquired by intellect in its finite journeying through finite existences. The novel is built around Lennie, the character whose 'slowness' has most filtered into the American popular consciousness. An issue to consider is whether these patients have a slowness of thinking.
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