hesitance

hesitance
index pause, qualm, reluctance

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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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

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