# tardiness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #57,757

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being tardy.
2. The result or product of being tardy.

## Etymology
From tardy + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tardiness