reluctance

re·luc·tance

noun \ri-ˈlək-tən(t)s\

Definition of RELUCTANCE

1

: the quality or state of being reluctant

2

: the opposition offered in a magnetic circuit to magnetic flux; specifically : the ratio of the magnetic potential difference to the corresponding flux

Examples of RELUCTANCE

1. <the mice showed an odd reluctance to eat the cheese we had put out for them>

First Known Use of RELUCTANCE

1629

Related to RELUCTANCE

Synonyms: disinclination, hesitance, hesitancy, reticence, unwillingness

Antonyms: inclination, willingness

Related Words: faltering, fence-sitting, hesitation, indecision, irresolution, shilly-shallying, staggering, vacillation, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling); distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainness, uncertainty

Near Antonyms: assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety

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