Meanings
nounbackwardness (countable and uncountable, plural backwardnesses)
plural backwardnesses
- countableuncountableThe state of being backward.
- countableuncountableReluctance.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic تَخَلُّف
- تَخَلُّف (taḵalluf)state of being backward
Bulgarian назадничавост, изостаналост
- назадничавост (nazadničavost)state of being backward
- изостаналост (izostanalost)state of being backward
Finnish takaperoisuus, takapajuisuus
- takaperoisuusstate of being backward
- takapajuisuusstate of being backward
- vanhanaikaisuusstate of being backward
- jälkeenjääneisyysstate of being backward
- vastahakoisuusreluctance
French arriération, retard
- arriérationstate of being backward
- retardstate of being backward
Polish zacofanie, średniowiecze
- zacofaniestate of being backward
- średniowieczestate of being backward
- zacofaniereluctance
Romanian înapoiere
- înapoierestate of being backward
Russian отста́лость
- отста́лость (otstálostʹ)state of being backward
Swedish underutveckling
- underutvecklingstate of being backward
Cite this entry
APA
backwardness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwardness
MLA
“backwardness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwardness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backwardness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwardness.
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