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Antonyms for dilatoriness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i |
Definition of dilatoriness
Origin :- late 15c., from Late Latin dilatorius, from dilator "procrastinator," from dilatus, serving as past participle of differe "delay" (see defer).
- As in laziness : noun unwillingness to work, be active
- As in belatedness : noun lateness
- As in shiftlessness : noun laziness
- As in slothfulness : noun laziness
- As in sluggardness : noun laziness
- No play—no dilatoriness—finished to the minute that it's looked for!
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- He had, however, the one fault common to all his tribe, that of dilatoriness.
- Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett
- The dilatoriness of the London publishers has just been mentioned.
- Extract from : « The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) » by Alexander Wheelock Thayer
- He owed, however, his safety to nothing but Saavedras indecision and dilatoriness.
- Extract from : « Letters from Spain » by Joseph Blanco White
- She hoped, with fluttering courtesy, that we would forgive her dilatoriness.
- Extract from : « Through Arctic Lapland » by Cutcliffe Hyne
- Owing to the dilatoriness of the signori they had been later in starting than was prudent.
- Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall
- There appears a dilatoriness, an indecision, in their proceedings.
- Extract from : « Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution » by John Adams
- But this is not the sole reason for their dilatoriness; they are indifferent.
- Extract from : « The Andes and the Amazon » by James Orton
- His dilatoriness had made many of the Pretender's friends uneasy, and showed too plainly that he had been playing a double game.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
- Probably before a match starts twenty players have to wait for the dilatoriness of the other two.
- Extract from : « Association Football » by John Cameron
Synonyms for dilatoriness
- apathy
- delay
- dilatoriness
- do-nothingness
- dormancy
- dreaminess
- drowsiness
- dullness
- faineance
- faineancy
- heaviness
- idleness
- inactivity
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- lackadaisicalness
- languidness
- languorousness
- laxness
- leadenness
- leisureliness
- lethargy
- listlessness
- neglectfulness
- negligence
- otioseness
- otiosity
- passivity
- remissness
- shiftlessness
- slackness
- sleepiness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slowness
- sluggardness
- sluggishness
- stolidity
- supineness
- tardiness
- torpescence
- torpidness
- weariness
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