SLOWNESS, noun 1. Moderate motion; want of speed or velocity. Swifness and slowness are relative ideas. 2. Tardy advance; moderate progression; as the slowness of an operation; slowness of growth or improvement. 3. Dullness to admit conviction or affection; as slowness of heart. 4. Want of readiness or promptness; dullness of intellect. 5. Deliberation; coolness; caution in deciding. 6. Dilatoriness; tardiness.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI