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Meaning of "dilatoriness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DILATORINESS

dilatoriness  [ˈdɪlətərɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DILATORINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dilatoriness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DILATORINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dilatoriness in the English dictionary

The definition of dilatoriness in the dictionary is a tendency to delay or waste time.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DILATORINESS


airiness
ˈɛərɪnɪs
dreariness
ˈdrɪərɪnɪs
hairiness
ˈhɛərɪnɪs
insanitariness
ɪnˈsænɪtərɪnɪs
jitteriness
ˈdʒɪtərɪnɪs
obligatoriness
əˈblɪɡətərɪnɪs
ordinariness
ˈɔːdɪnərɪnɪs
plasteriness
ˈplɑːstərɪnɪs
predatoriness
ˈprɛdətərɪnɪs
rudimentariness
ˌruːdɪˈmentərɪnɪs
sanitariness
ˈsænɪtərɪnɪs
satisfactoriness
ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪnɪs
sedentariness
ˈsedəntərɪnɪs
slipperiness
ˈslɪpərɪnɪs
solitariness
ˈsɒlɪtərɪnɪs
unparliamentariness
ˌʌnpɑːləˈmentərɪnɪs
voluntariness
ˈvɒləntərɪnɪs
wateriness
ˈwɔːtərɪnɪs
weariness
ˈwɪərɪnɪs
winteriness
ˈwɪntərɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DILATORINESS

dilatableness
dilatably
dilatancy
dilatant
dilatation
dilatational
dilatator
dilate
dilater
dilation
dilation and curettage
dilative
dilatometer
dilatometric
dilatometrically
dilatometry
dilator
dilatorily
dilatory
dilatory motion

WORDS THAT END LIKE DILATORINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of dilatoriness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dilatoriness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DILATORINESS

Find out the translation of dilatoriness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dilatoriness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dilatoriness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迟缓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

morosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

dilatoriness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dilatoriness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوسعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медлительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dilatoriness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঢিমেতেতালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lenteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dilatoriness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Saumseligkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dilatoriness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dilatoriness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dilatoriness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dilatoriness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dilatoriness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंदपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üşengeçlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dilatoriness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opieszałość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повільність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dilatoriness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναβλητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dilatoriness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

senfärdighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sendrektighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dilatoriness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DILATORINESS»

The term «dilatoriness» is used very little and occupies the 151.222 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DILATORINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dilatoriness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dilatoriness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dilatoriness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DILATORINESS»

Discover the use of dilatoriness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dilatoriness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Born Under Saturn: The Character and Conduct of Artists : a ...
... submission from an artist whose genius he fully appreciated. In the realm of the spirit Julius met Michelangelo as an equal. 7 Dilatoriness of Artists We have seen how the slowness of their artists taxed the patience of Alfonso and Isabella ...
Rudolf Wittkower, Margot Wittkower, 1963
2
Emmanuel Levinas: The Genealogy of Ethics
If what Levinas intended to say was either that existence or that dilatoriness precedes itself, he would have used the reflexive se prévivait. Therefore, either he means that it is as if existence precedes the dilatoriness or the la is a slip for le and ...
John Llewelyn, 2003
3
William Langland's Piers Plowman: A Book of Essays
describes such dilatoriness and the misogyny associated with it with reference to the Wife of Bath: As one recent reading of this excessive 'Dame' puts it, Alisoun of Bath ameliorated the harsh polarizations of apocalyptic judgment and ...
Kathleen M. Hewett-Smith, 2013
4
The Nova Scotia Reports ...: Containing Reports of Cases ...
... and when contracting with plaintiff 1t was agreed upon between them that if the penalty should be incurred through the dilatoriness of the plaintiff, the amount of the penalty should be deducted from the sum to he paid by defendant to plaintiff ...
Nova Scotia. Supreme Court, John Morris Geldert, James Macdonald Oxley, 1883
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Loiterature
The world of the three-way crossing, and the kind of world of which the three-way is a metaphor, in which digression is the only option, is a world in which dilatoriness is the rule. Not that a lot of dickering necessarily goes on in such a world, ...
Ross Chambers, 1999
6
Unwritten Flaws of Indian Bureaucracy: Ground Rules of ...
dilatoriness. 7.2.1 . Delayed occurrence In a non-automated environment, a constructive work of ordinary priority normally takes more time than it should ideally take. Thumb rule: Think of how much time a work should ideally take. Multiply that ...
Barun Kumar Sahu, 2004
7
Wading Through the Swamp: The Memoirs of a Bad Boy
dilatoriness. There are many attributes that contribute to the proper performance of any judge. Honesty, intellect, scholarship, temperament, demeanor and the like are all important and absolutely necessary in order for a judge to properly ...
Dale Cathell, 2014
8
Ta Tsing Leu Lee, Being the Fundamental Laws and a Selection ...
Dilatoriness in Transmissions and Removals connected with the Public Service. In all cases of the public service requiring that the property of government in goods or cattle, or that prisoners or exiles, should be removed from one station to  ...
George Thomas Staunton, 1810
9
The Essence of War: Leadership and Strategy from the Chinese ...
When respect overcomes dilatoriness itis auspicious; when dilatoriness overcomes respect one is destroyed. when dilatoriness overcomes respect one is destroyed.Six Secret Teachings,5 Heaven gives birth tothefour seasons, Earthproduces ...
Ralph D. Sawyer, 2009
10
Ta Tsing Leu Li being the fundamental laws, and a selection ...
Dilatoriness in Transmissions and Removals connected with the Public Service. In all cases of the public service requiring that the property of government in goods or cattle, or that prisoners or exiles, should be removed from one station to  ...
George Thomas Staunton, 1810

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DILATORINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dilatoriness is used in the context of the following news items.
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With sexual-assault allegations hanging over the Predators' Mike …
Ribeiro's insistence aside, the Predators want for a centerman, and the legal process's often-frustrating dilatoriness notwithstanding, this should ... «Nashville Scene, Jun 15»
2
Parliamentary opposition
Too much dilatoriness on the part of the PPP is not in the interest of the country, let alone its constituents who voted for it. The nation needs a ... «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
3
Obama's Problem with ISIS Isn't an Incomplete Strategy — It's a …
Critics are understandably lambasting the president for the apparent dilatoriness, and I have some sympathy for the critique. If you begin the ... «Foreign Policy, Jun 15»
4
Sierra Leone News: Institutional Governance Weaknesses and
The way we treat ourselves can be directly related to the dilatoriness of the international community to respond to our needs in times of national ... «Awoko, Jun 15»
5
Mihir S Sharma: NDA's defensive crouch
But it wasn't, and the government cannot blame anyone else for its dilatoriness on fixing the debt problem. F. "Those complaining are crony ... «Business Standard, May 15»
6
Court: 'No Deal' For 25000 Acre Property
... to proceed quickly, but was unsure how to 'frame a reference to a time limit which allowed for dilatoriness on the part of the Government'.”. «Bahamas Tribune, May 15»
7
Bantah GST shows no right to peaceful assembly
The apparent dilatoriness on the part of the police could be construed as harassment, abuse of power and an unwarranted deprivation of a ... «Malaysiakini, May 15»
8
Police must uphold right to assemble peacefully, says Malaysian Bar
"The apparent dilatoriness on the part of the police could be construed as harassment, abuse of power and an unwarranted deprivation of a ... «The Malaysian Insider, May 15»
9
How Thatcher and Murdoch made their secret deal
Murdoch is at pains to make a point of emphasising his dilatoriness, first saying his thanks are “belated”, then adding that it is “10 days” since ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
10
Canny and in control: TK Whitaker – Portrait of a Patriot
... year challenging the department's “inverted Micawberism, its slowness to see the merits of a case, its maddening questions, its dilatoriness, ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dilatoriness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dilatoriness>. Apr 2024 ».
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