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Definition: Lateness |
LatenessNoun1. Quality of coming late or later in time. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lateness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonym: LatenessSynonym: Tardiness. (additional references) |
| Antonym: earliness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Lateness | Noun: {ant. } lateness; Adjective: tardiness; (slowness). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Theater & Movies | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Kenya | The Kwach Commission cited "corruption, incompetence, neglect of duty, theft, drunkenness, lateness, sexual harassment, and racketeering" as common problems in the judiciary. (references) |
Travel | Georgia | Georgians are not obsessively punctual, and any lateness does not necessarily reflect lack of respect. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Lateness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lateness" is used about 80 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 80 | 37,112 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "lateness": } lateness. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
chronic lateness | 8 |
lateness | 4 |
student lateness | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "lateness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vonesë (arrears, delay, hold, hold up, lag, retardation, retardment, stunt, tardiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تأخير (be delayed, delay, detention, hindrance, hitch, hold up, interception, postponement, retard, retardation, tardiness), تأخر (be delayed, be in arrears, be late, go slow, hold back, lag, late, leeway, loiter, retard, tardiness), بطء (delay, lag, slowness, sluggishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | надавнашност, закъснение (delay, lag, put off, retardation, retardment, tardiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 迟. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pozdní doba, opoždìní. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sen modenhed (late maturity), sen kønsmodenhed (late maturity), anlaeg for at vaere sent udviklet (late maturity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | laatrijpheid (late maturity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | myöhäisyys (late maturity), myöhäinen teuraskypsyyden saavuttaminen (late maturity), myöhäinen sukukypsyys (late maturity), hitaasti kehittyminen (late maturity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | retard (lag, late). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Canadian | retard (late). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verspätung (belatedness, delay, late arrival, tardiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βραδύτησ (lagging, slowness, sluggishness, tardiness), βραδύτητα (sluggishness, tardiness), βραδεία ωρίμανση (late maturity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אטיות (procrastination, slowliness, slowness, tardiness, torpidity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | késés (delay, lag, leeway), elkésettség, lassú érés, közeliség, késedelmeskedés, késői érés. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tardivit (late maturity), ritardo (arrearage, delay, detention, drag, hesitation, lag, late, retard, retardation, retardment, tardiness, time delay, time lag), maturazione tardiva (late maturity), indugio (delay). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 遅刻 (late coming). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おそまき (sowing late), ちさ" (afforestation, latecoming, management of one's livelihood, management of one's property, tardiness), ち"く (government, late coming). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | anmys (tardiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atenesslay maturidade (late maturity, matureness, maturity, mellowness, perfection, ripeness), estado latente (latency), demora (delay, detention, deterrence, dilation, endurance, lag, pendent, postposition, protraction, respite, retardation, retardment, stay, wait), atraso (arrear, arrears, backwardness, dead time, delay, lag, lagging, lay time, meter slip, retard, retardation, retardment, slippage, slow registration, time of travel). (various references) tardivitate (tardiness), caracter recent, întârziere (deferment, delay, lag, lagging, retard, retardation, retardment, tardiness). (various references) опоздание (tardiness), запоздалость. (various references) kasnost. (various references) lo tarde, lo tardío, lo reciente, lo avanzado, retraso (a delay, abeyance, adjournment, delay, delay period, delay time, drag, lag, lay time, retardation, retardment, time of travel), madurez tardia (late maturity), madurez (exploitability, late maturity, matureness, maturity, mellowness, ripeness, ripeness for cutting, ripening). (various references) senhet, sen utveckling (late maturity), försening (delay, detention, retardation, retardment). (various references) gecikme (delay, detention, hold up, hysteresis, lag, leeway, retardation, tardiness), geç olma, geç kalma (being late, delay, tardiness). (various references) спізнення (retardation, tardiness), запізнілість. (various references) sự muộn (tardiness), sự chậm trễ (arrearage, delay, retard). (various references) diweddarwch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "lateness": latenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "lateness": articulateness, desolateness, disconsolateness, inarticulateness, inviolateness, oblateness. (additional references) | |
Words containing "lateness": articulatenesses, desolatenesses, disconsolatenesses, inarticulatenesses, inviolatenesses, oblatenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Lateness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eliteness, latenet, latens, Latines, lutenists, lutrensis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "lateness" (pronounced lā"tnus) |
| 5 | -ā" t n u s | greatness. |
| 4 | -t n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, alertness, appropriateness, astuteness, bluntness, brightness, compactness, completeness, correctness, cuteness, directness, earnestness, eyewitness, faintness, fastness, fitness, flatness, forthrightness, gauntness, ineptness, inertness, lightfastness, lightness, neatness, politeness, quietness, remoteness, rightness, robustness, separateness, shortness, softness, steadfastness, stoutness, sweetness, swiftness, tartness, tightness, unpleasantness, vastness, wetness, whiteness, witness. |
| 3 | -n u s | aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, arbitrariness, assertiveness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, competitiveness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, fairness, farsightedness, fickleness, firmness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, riskiness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, tardiness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-n-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: entases, lateens, leanest, nestles, netless, sateens, senates, sensate, teasels. | |
-2 letters: aneles, assent, easels, elates, enates, lateen, latens, leases, leasts, lenses, lessen, nestle, sanest, sateen, senate, slants, slates, sleets, stales, stanes, steals, steels, stelae, steles, tassel, teasel, teases, tenses, teslas. | |
-3 letters: anele, antes, asset, easel, eases, easts, eaten, elans, elate, enate, etnas, lanes, lases, lasts, laten, leans, leant, lease, least, leets, lenes, lense, nates, neats, nests, sales, salts, sanes, sates, seals, seats, seels, sensa, sense, sente, setae, setal, slant, slate, slats, sleet, stale, stane, steal, steel, stela, stele, taels, tales, tasse, teals, tease, teels, teens, telae, teles, tense, tesla. | |
-4 letters: alee, ales, alts, anes, ante, ants, ates, ease, east, eats, eels, elan, else, eses, etas, etna, lane, lase, lass, last, late, lats, lean, leas, lees, leet, lens, lent, less, lest, lets, neat, ness, nest, nets, sale, sals, salt, sane, sans, sate, seal, seas, seat, seel, seen, sees, sels, sene, sent, seta, sets, slat, tael, tale, tans, tass, teal, teas, teel, teen, tees, tela, tele, tels, tens. | |
-5 letters: ale, als, alt, ane, ant, ass, ate, eat, eel, els, ens, ess, eta, las, lat, lea, lee, let, nae, nee, net, sae, sal, sat, sea, see, sel, sen, set, tae, tan, tas, tea, tee, tel, ten. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-n-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: alertness, essential, natheless, selenates, sensately, staleness. | |
+2 letters: accentless, anglesites, elatedness, enamelists, essentials, flatnesses, latenesses, mesnalties, oblateness, parentless, saltnesses, stableness, talentless, tallnesses, tenantless. | |
+3 letters: adolescents, adultnesses, alertnesses, artlessness, beastliness, belatedness, centralises, desalinates, detasseling, earthliness, essentially, eternalness, ethicalness, evangelists, fatefulness, generalists, hatefulness, healthiness, inessential, insensately, lemniscates, linecasters, literalness, loathnesses, metanalyses, neorealists, neutralises, neutralness, notableness, partnerless, patternless, plasticenes, pleasantest, potableness, relatedness, saltinesses, servantless, solacements, stainlesses, stalenesses, stateliness, streamlines, sultanesses, talkinesses, tearfulness, tenableness, tunableness, unessential, wealthiness. | |
+4 letters: absoluteness, aldosterones, artfulnesses, basementless, constellates, delicatessen, desolateness, detailedness, detasselling, disablements, disentangles, elatednesses, encapsulates, enslavements, essentialism, essentialist, essentiality, essentialize, etherealness, everlastings, externalises, externalisms, fatherliness, faultinesses, genealogists, gratefulness, inessentials, internalises, lecithinases, literariness, literateness, malapertness, masterliness, materialness, nonessential, oblatenesses, paltrinesses, pathlessness, personalties, pitiableness, pleasantness, pleasantries, pliantnesses, poeticalness, rattlesnakes, retranslates, salinometers, sensualities, stablenesses, startlements, stealthiness, steelmakings, stonewallers, streamliners, suitableness, superalterns, tactlessness, tangibleness, tastefulness, tessellating, tessellation, transversely, ultimateness, unstableness, verticalness, volatileness, wastefulness. | |
+5 letters: affectionless, antipleasures, antislaveries, artlessnesses, beastlinesses, beautifulness, belatednesses, containerless, convalescents, dauntlessness, deathlessness, deescalations, delicatessens, displacements, earthlinesses, effectualness, elaborateness, elephantiases, elephantiasis, equitableness, essentialisms, essentialists, essentialized, essentializes, essentialness, establishment, estimableness, eternalnesses, ethicalnesses, excitableness, factualnesses, faithlessness, fatefulnesses, faultlessness, ghastlinesses, habitableness, hatefulnesses, healthfulness, healthinesses, heartlessness, helminthiases, identicalness, immutableness, initialnesses, inviolateness, irritableness, lastingnesses, literalnesses, loathsomeness, lucrativeness, mantelshelves, masterfulness, misplacements, naturalnesses, neutralnesses, nonessentials, notablenesses, nucleotidases, painterliness, palatableness, personalities, phalansteries, plaintiveness, planetesimals, potablenesses, reescalations, relatednesses, saintlinesses, seasonalities, statelessness, statelinesses, statesmanlike, subadolescent, substanceless, supplementals, tactfulnesses, talkativeness, tastelessness, teachableness, tearfulnesses, tenablenesses, tessellations, thanklessness, thinkableness, tractableness, translucences, tunablenesses, typicalnesses, unassertively, unearthliness, unestablished, unhealthiness, valiantnesses, veritableness, versatileness, waterlessness, wealthinesses. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 61 74 65 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. .- - . -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100001 01110100 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L a t e n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0061 0074 0065 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4667867180718585 |
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