hesitance
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hesitance — 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… … Modern English usage
hesitance — c.1600, from L. haesitantia (see HESITANCY (Cf. hesitancy)) … Etymology dictionary
hesitance — noun The act or state of hesitating. His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences … Wiktionary
hesitance — hesitant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slow to act or speak through indecision or reluctance. DERIVATIVES hesitance noun hesitancy noun hesitantly adverb … English terms dictionary
hesitance — noun Date: 1601 hesitancy … New Collegiate Dictionary
hesitance — hes·i·tance || hezɪtÉ™ns n. hesitation, pause, delay … English contemporary dictionary
hesitance — hes·i·tance … English syllables
hesitance — noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something • Syn: ↑hesitancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑hesitant (for: ↑hesitancy), ↑hesitant • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hesitancy — 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… … Modern English usage
hesitation — 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… … Modern English usage
