Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being backward.

    отста́лостьotstálostʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)Reluctance.

More definitions
  • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The backwardness of that country is well known.

    deDie Rückständigkeit jenes Landes ist wohlbekannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
state of being backward:

Forms

plural: backwardnesses
Singularbackwardness
Pluralbackwardnesses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbackward

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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