LATENESS


Meaning of LATENESS in English

noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English latnesse, from Old English lætnes slowness, from læt late, slow + -nes -ness — more at late

: the quality or state of being late

the lateness of his arrival

the lateness of the season

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.