Word a Day
slow
What does slow mean?
slow (adjective): taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce slow?
/sloʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does slow come from?
From Middle English slaw, slow, from Old English slāw (“lazy; inert, slow”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of slow?
Words related to slow
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “slow” mean?
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
Not quite: that's what white means.
superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose)
Not quite: that's what redundant means.
required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty
Not quite: that's what necessary means.
taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed
Right! That's what “slow” means.
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