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Showing words for REMISS using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Remiss

misers, remiss

5 Letter Words for Remiss

emirs, meris, mires, miser, mises, riems, rimes, rises, seirs, seism, semis, sires, smirs

4 Letter Words for Remiss

emir, eris, ires, isms, meri, mess, mire, mirs, miss, reim, rems, riem, ries, rime, rims, rise, seir, seis, semi, sers, sier, sime, sims, sire, sirs, sise, smir, sris

3 Letter Words for Remiss

eir, ems, ers, esm, esr, ess, ire, irs, ise, ism, mei, mer, mes, mir, mis, mri, mrs, mss, rei, rem, res, rie, rim, rms, sei, sem, ser, sie, sim, sir, sis, sri, sse

Definitions for Remiss

[1] negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
[2] characterized by negligence or carelessness.
[3] lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish.
[4] lacking in care or attention to duty; negligent
[5] lacking in energy; dilatory

Words related to Remiss

culpable, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, lackadaisical, lax, lazy, neglectful, negligent, regardless, slack, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slothful

Words nearby Remiss

reminiscence, reminiscent, reminiscential, remiped, remise, remiss, remissible, remission, remissive, remit, remitt.

Origin of Remiss

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin remissus (past participle of remittere to send back, slacken, relax); see remit

Other words from Remiss

re·miss·ly , adverb
re·miss·ness , noun
o·ver·re·miss , adjective
o·ver·re·miss·ly , adverb
o·ver·re·miss·ness , noun

Word origin for Remiss

C15: from Latin remissus from remittere to release, from re- + mittere to send

Synonyms for Remiss

any old way, any which way, asleep at switch, asleep on job, behindhand, culpable, daydreaming, defaultant, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, disregardful, fainéant, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, lackadaisical, lax, lazy, neglectful, negligent, regardless, slack, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slothful, slow, tardy, uninterested, unmindful, woolgathering