Meanings
- uncountableThe quality of being unhurried.
Many, though not all, the finales Schubert wrote for his piano sonatas prefer to roam and amble rather than explode with excitement. Mr. Lupu was very good at catching the patient unhurriedness of this particular example and seemed deeply touched by its quiet goodbye.
2008 January 16, Bernard Holland, “A Pianist Plays Middleman for Two Composers Who Spoke in Different Voices”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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unhurriedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhurriedness
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