Synonyms for belatedness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Slowness; backwardness.
Forms
- Plural
- belatednesses → sloths, retardations, lentors, latenesses…
Example sentences
- sloth Sloth or laziness is one of the seven deadly sins.
- lateness The company has hard and fast rules against lateness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| belatedness | rising | |
| sloth | rising | |
| retardation | falling | |
| lentor | steady | |
| lateness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sloth1
- 6 letters
- lentor
- 7 letters
- tardity
- 8 letters
- lateness2
- 9 letters
- lentitude
- 11 letters
- retardation4
- 14 letters
- behindhandness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lateness2 = 2 syllables).