tardity

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noun

Slowness; tardiness.

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lentitudelentorretardationslothbelatednesslateness
OriginMiddle English tardite ← Old French tardeté ← Latin tarditās →
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Meanings

nountardity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSlowness; tardiness.

    Synonyms: lentitude, lentor, retardation, sloth, belatedness, lateness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSlowness; tardiness.

Similar
lentitudelentorretardationslothbelatednesslateness
Also see
belatednesslatenesstardiness

Origin

  1. Latintarditās
  2. Old Frenchtardeté
  3. Middle Englishtardite
  4. Englishtardity

From Middle English tardite, tarditee, from Old French tardeté and/or Latin tarditās, equivalent to tard(y) + -ity.

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APA

tardity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tardity

MLA

“tardity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tardity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tardity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tardity.

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