remiss

English

Etymology

From Middle English remisse, remysse, from Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), perfect passive participle of remittere (“remit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈmɪs/

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• Rhymes: -ɪs

Adjective

remiss (not comparable)

1. At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.

   I would certainly be remiss if I did not give credit where credit was due.

2. Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
   • 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 21, line 240:

     Thou never waſt remiſs, I bear thee witneſs:

   • 1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC:

     Its motion becomes more languid and remiss.

Synonyms

• (at fault): at fault, blameworthy, lash, lax, negligent, reprehensible
• (not energetic): careless, tardy, slack, languid, slow; see also Thesaurus:apathetic or Thesaurus:slow

Translations

failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations

• Bulgarian: нехаен (bg) (nehaen)
• Catalan: remís m
• German: verantwortungslos (de)
• Spanish: remiso (es)

not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless

• Bulgarian: небрежен (bg) (nebrežen)
• Catalan: fluix (ca) m
• German: nachlässig (de), träge (de)
• Russian: небре́жный (ru) (nebréžnyj)
• Spanish: flojo (es), descuidado (es)

See also

• remise

Anagrams

• Misers, misers, misser

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Noun

remiss c

1. a referral, especially as a general practitioner refers a patient to another medical specialist
2. a proposal referred for consideration

Declension

Declension of remiss
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	remiss	remissen	remisser	remisserna
Genitive	remiss	remissens	remissers	remissernas

Related terms

• lagrådsremiss
• remissinstans
• remissomgång