Definition of the word lateness

Pronunciation of vocabulary lateness

latenessnoun

sự chậm trễ

/ˈleɪtnəs//ˈleɪtnəs/

Origin of the word lateness

The word "lateness" has its roots in Old English. The word "late" itself comes from the Old English word "læt", which means "delayed" or "slow". This Old English word is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*latiz", which is also the source of the Modern English word "lot". The Proto-Germanic word is thought to be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*le-" which means "to flow" or "to move slowly". The word "lateness" as we know it today, meaning the state of being late, emerged around the 15th century. It is derived from the combination of the word "late" and the suffix "-ness", which is a nominalizing suffix indicating a state or condition. Therefore, the word "lateness" literally means the state or condition of being delayed or slow.

Vocabulary summary lateness

typenoun

meaningdelay, lateness

Example of vocabulary latenessnamespace

meaning

the fact of arriving, happening or being done after the expected, arranged or usual time

sự việc đến, xảy ra hoặc được thực hiện sau thời gian dự kiến, sắp xếp hoặc thông thường

  • They apologized for the lateness of the train.

    Họ xin lỗi vì chuyến tàu đến muộn.

meaning

the fact of being near the end of the day

thực tế là gần đến cuối ngày

  • Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed.

    Mặc dù đã muộn nhưng bọn trẻ vẫn chưa đi ngủ.

meaning

the fact of being near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc.

thực tế là đang ở gần cuối một khoảng thời gian, cuộc đời của một người, v.v.

  • It depends on the lateness of the stage of pregnancy.

    Tùy thuộc vào độ muộn của giai đoạn mang thai.

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary lateness

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