
Meaning of BACKWARDNESS
| Pronunciation: | | b'akwurdnus
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] lack of normal development of intellectual capacities |
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| | Synonyms: | | mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality |
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| | See Also: | | abnormality, amentia, Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, idiocy, imbecility, mental defectiveness, mental deficiency, mongolianism, mongolism, moronity, stupidity, trisomy 21 | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Back"ward*ness\, n.
The state of being backward.
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