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
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. 2012