Definitions for backwardness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•wardˈbæk wərd(adv.)back′wards.
toward the back or rear.
with the back foremost.
in the reverse of the usual or right way:
counting backward from 100.
toward the past.
toward a less advanced state; retrogressively.
(adj.)directed toward the back or past.
reversed; returning:
a backward movement.
behind in time, progress, or development:
a backward learner.
bashful or hesitant; shy:
a backward suitor.
Idioms for backward:
backward(s) and forward(s),in every detail; thoroughly.
Category: Idiom
bend, lean, or fall over backward,to exert oneself to the utmost; make a serious effort.
Category: Idiom
Origin of backward:
1250–1300
back′ward•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality(noun)
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Wiktionary
backwardness(Noun)
The state of being backward.
backwardness(Noun)
reluctance.
Webster Dictionary
Backwardness(noun)
the state of being backward
Translations for backwardness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
backwardness(noun)
late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc
That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.
- agtergeblewenheidAfrikaans
- تَخَلُّفArabic
- назадничевостBulgarian
- atrasoPortuguese (BR)
- zaostalost, opožděnostCzech
- die RückständigkeitGerman
- tilbageståenhedDanish
- καθυστέρηση ανάπτυξηςGreek
- atrasoSpanish
- mahajäämusEstonian
- عقب افتادگیFarsi
- takapajuisuusFinnish
- arriérationFrench
- פִּגוּר ,פִּיגוּרHebrew
- पिछड़ापनHindi
- zaostalostCroatian
- fejletlenség, visszamaradottságHungarian
- keterbelakanganIndonesian
- tregða; óframfærni; seinn þroskiIcelandic
- arretratezza; tardivitàItalian
- 発達の遅いことJapanese
- 퇴보Korean
- atsilikimasLithuanian
- atpalicībaLatvian
- kemunduranMalay
- achterlijkheidDutch
- detå være tilbakestående, treghetNorwegian
- zapóźnieniePolish
- عقب افتادگیPersian
- بیرته پاته کیدنهPashto
- atrasoPortuguese
- retardare;înapoiereRomanian
- отсталостьRussian
- zaostalosťSlovak
- zaostalostSlovenian
- zaostalostSerbian
- efterblivenhetSwedish
- ความล้าหลังThai
- geri kalmışlıkTurkish
- 落後Chinese (Trad.)
- відсталістьUkrainian
- قدامت پسندیUrdu
- tình trạng lạc hậuVietnamese
- 落后Chinese (Simp.)
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