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noun
The characteristic of being remiss
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: carelessness, negligence, tardiness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being lax and neglectful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: laxness, laxity, slackness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: negligence, neglect, neglectfulness
History
Etymology tree English remiss Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English remissness From remiss + -ness.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
