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backwardness

backwardness noun: the state of being backward.

Noun

backwardness (countable and uncountable, plural backwardnesses)

  1. The state of being backward.
  2. Reluctance.

backwardness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Arabic

backwardness in Tamil

பின் தங்கிய

backwardness in Urdu

پس ماندگی

backwardness in Malayalam

backwardness
കുറവ് kuṟavŭ

backwardness in Arabic

state of being backward
تَخَلُّف taḵalluf

Forms of backwardness

pluralbackwardnesses

Origin of backwardness

From backward + -ness.

Questions about backwardness

What does backwardness mean?
Backwardness means the state of being backward.
What is backwardness in Tamil?
Backwardness in Tamil is பின் தங்கிய. See Backwardness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backwardness?
Backwardness is a noun.
What is the plural of backwardness?
The plural of backwardness is backwardnesses.

Words near backwardness in the dictionary

  1. backwarders
  2. backwarding
  3. backwardism
  4. backwardly
  5. backwardmost
  6. backwardness
  7. backwardnesses
  8. backwards
  9. backwards and forwards
  10. backwards compatibilities
  11. backwards compatibility

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: backwardness (page history and authors); backwardness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); backwardness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കുറവ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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