Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tardity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tardi-ty
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slowness; tardiness.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English tardite, tarditee, from Old French tardeté and/or Latin tarditās, equivalent to tard(y) + -ity.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: tardite, tardeté, tarditās
Suffix: tardy

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

lentitude lentor retardation sloth belatedness lateness

Questions

What does tardity mean?: Slowness; tardiness.
Where does tardity come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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