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- [tahr-dee]
- /ˈtɑr di/
- /ˈtɑːdɪnəs/
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- [tahr-dee]
- /ˈtɑr di/
Definitions of tardiness word
- adjective tardiness late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today? 1
- adjective tardiness moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish. 1
- adjective tardiness delaying through reluctance. 1
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Origin of tardiness
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; earlier tardive, tardif < Old French < Vulgar Latin *tardīvus, equivalent to Latin tard(us) slow + -īvus -ive
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Parts of speech for Tardiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tardiness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tardiness
noun tardiness
- belatedness — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- faineance — Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
Top questions with tardiness
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