slowness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English slow Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English slowness From slow + -ness.

1. The quality or state of being slow.

   “Impatience with the intellectual slowness of others, narcissism and passion for one's mission in life might combine to make such individuals isolative and difficult.”

2. A unit, the reciprocal of velocity, that delineates the amount of time required for an object to travel a given distance.