reluctance
English Thesaurus
1. a certain degree of unwillingness (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | sloth, slothfulness, |
| definition | : | a disinclination to work or exert yourself (noun.attribute) |
2. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) (noun.phenomenon)
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
3. a certain degree of unwillingness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | hesitate, waffle, waver, |
| definition | : | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | hesitant, hesitating, |
| definition | : | lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | reluctant, |
| definition | : | not eager (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | reluctant, |
| definition | : | disinclined to become involved (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | loath, loth, reluctant, |
| definition | : | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hesitate, waffle, waver, |
| definition | : | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | hesitant, hesitating, |
| definition | : | lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | reluctant, |
| definition | : | not eager (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | reluctant, |
| definition | : | disinclined to become involved (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | loath, loth, reluctant, |
| definition | : | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom (adj.all) |
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