Home › Words › T › tarditytarditytardity · noun — slowness; tardiness.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tardity ranks #2,501 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English tardite, tarditee, from Old French tardeté and/or Latin tarditās, equivalent to tard(y) + -ity.nounSlowness; tardiness.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.latred 77% match — Slow; tardy. vs tardity →tardively 76% match — In a tardive way. vs tardity →lateness 75% match — The state of being late. vs tardity →tardily 75% match — in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late vs tardity →tarry 73% match — To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. vs tardity →slowliness 73% match — Slowness. vs tardity →belatedness 71% match — The state or quality of being belated or of being too late. vs tardity →tartiness 70% match — The quality of being tarty. vs tardity →