remissness

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of being neglectful or failing to do one's duty.

  - "His remissness in paying his taxes resulted in significant penalties."
  - "The captain's remissness allowed the pirates to board the ship unnoticed."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with remissness
disses , misses , pisses , dismisses

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Homophones

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1. remiss (en) : Granting pardon or forgiveness
   

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Variants

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remiss , remissly , remissness , remissnesses

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'remis', meaning 'slack' or 'negligent'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'remissness' contains the word 'miss', which is related to the meaning of neglect or failure.

2. In the medical field, 'remissive' is used to describe a disease that goes into remission, or a period of time during which the symptoms of the disease are absent.

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Related Concepts

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1. negligence: The lack of attention or care towards something, often resulting in harm or damage.

2. forgetfulness: The inability to remember or recall important information or events.

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Quotes

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1. "Well, Sally, I'm in fault, and I acknowledge it; I've been "remiss"; but I won't let tomorrow go by without stopping up them holes."

   - Mark Twain,{it}The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn{/it},1885

2. But if we do not address these complexities in the public arena, and in ways that are spatially theoretically grounded, we will be "remiss" in carrying out our scholarly and civic responsibilities.

   - Saul B. Cohen,{it}Annals of the Association of American Geographers{/it},December 1991

3. It would be "remiss" of me if I did not share with you the vital role God has played in my recovery.

   - Jennifer Howard,{it}Undoing Time{/it},2001

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Culture

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In literature, 'remissness' is often used to describe a character's neglect or failure to act, leading to negative consequences. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth's remissness to wash her husband's bloodstains from her hands ultimately leads to her madness and suicide.

How to Memorize "remissness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person forgetting to do their tasks or duties, resulting in negative consequences.
   - Visualize a clock ticking away, representing the passing of time and the importance of completing tasks on time.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'remissness' with the image of a pile of unfinished tasks.
   - Connect the word with the feeling of guilt or shame for not completing a task on time.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Remember Nine Months', where 'Remember' represents 'Remissness', and 'Nine Months' represents the length of time required to have a baby, to help remember the definition of the word.

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