English > hesitancy: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute| Meaning | A certain degree of unwillingness. |
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| Example | "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition" |
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| Synonyms | reluctance, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition |
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| Narrower | sloth, slothfulness | A disinclination to work or exert yourself |
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| Broader | unwillingness, involuntariness | The trait of being unwilling |
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| Spanish | aversión, hesitación, indisposición, reluctancia |
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| Catalan | inapetència, indisposició |
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| Adjectives | hesitant | lacking decisiveness of character |
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| Verbs | hesitate | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
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