hesitancy
1Hesitancy — Hes i*tan*cy, n. [L. haesitantia a stammering.] 1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates. [1913 Webster] 2. A stammering; a faltering in speech. [1913 Webster] …
2hesitancy — index doubt (indecision), hesitation, incertitude, indecision, pause, qualm, reluctance, scruple …
3hesitancy — 1610s, from L. haesitantia “action of stammering,” from haesitantem (nom. haesitans) stammering, prp. of haesitare (see HESITATION (Cf. hesitation)) …
4hesitancy — *hesitation Analogous words: reluctance, averseness, indisposedness or indisposition (see corresponding adjectives at DISINCLINED): faltering, wavering, vacillation (see corresponding verbs at HESITATE) Contrasted words: resolution, tenacity,… …
5hesitancy — [hez′ətənshez′i tən sē] n. pl. hesitancies [L haesitantia, a stammering < haesitans, prp. of haesitare] hesitation or indecision; doubt: also hesitance [hez′ətəns] …
6hesitancy — hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation All three words are first recorded in English in the early 17c, and the story since then has been one of advancement for hesitation and of sharp retreat for the other two, especially for hesitance although this… …
7hesitancy — n. 1) to show hesitancy 2) hesitancy about, in * * * [ hezɪt(ə)nsɪ] in to show hesitancy hesitancy about …
8hesitancy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1617 1. the quality or state of being hesitant: as a. indecision b. reluctance < took that drastic step only with the greatest hesitancy > 2. hesitation 1 …
9hesitancy — hesitant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slow to act or speak through indecision or reluctance. DERIVATIVES hesitance noun hesitancy noun hesitantly adverb …
10hesitancy — noun 1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hesitance • Derivationally related forms: ↑hesitant, ↑hesitant (for: ↑hesitance) …
