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lentidão
[len-ti-'dɐ̃w̃]
noun
feminine
pl: lentidões
slowness
1.
The quality or state of being slow in movement, action, or progress
The slowness of the service frustrated the customers.
A lentidão do atendimento frustrou os clientes.
2.
Lack of speed or velocity
He walked with deliberate slowness.
Ele caminhava com lentidão proposital.
3.
Sluggishness or lethargy
A sense of slowness overcame him after lunch.
Uma sensação de lentidão o tomou após o almoço.
Synonyms
morosidade
pachorra
tardança
vagareza
preguiça
Antonyms
rapidez
velocidade
presteza
celeridade
agilidade
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
lentidão
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
lentidão
Standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
lentidão
Standard usage
Portugal
lentidão
Standard usage; synonyms like 'morosidade' are also common
Related Idioms & Phrases
com lentidão (with slowness)
que lentidão! (what slowness!/how slow!)
lentidão de lesma (snail-like slowness)
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