"remiss" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈmɪs/ Audio: en-us-remiss.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Middle English remisse, remysse, from Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), perfect passive participle of remittere (“remit”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|remisse}} Middle English remisse, {{der|en|la|remissus|t=languid, negligent}} Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} remiss (not comparable)
  1. At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (at fault): at fault, blameworthy, lash, lax, negligent, reprehensible Translations (failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations): нехаен (nehaen) (Bulgarian), remís [masculine] (Catalan), verantwortungslos (German), remiso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-remiss-en-adj-ia~YkBpp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 34 5 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 33 3 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'at fault': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations': 94 6
  2. Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (not energetic): careless Translations (not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless): небрежен (nebrežen) (Bulgarian), fluix [masculine] (Catalan), nachlässig (German), träge (German), небре́жный (nebréžnyj) (Russian), flojo (Spanish), descuidado (Spanish), remiso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-remiss-en-adj-su5LezJO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 34 5 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 33 3 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'not energetic': 7 93 Disambiguation of 'not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tardy, slack, languid, slow, apathetic Related terms: remise
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