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RELUCTANCIES
Noun
reluctancies
plural of reluctancy
Anagrams
• tralucencies
Source: Wiktionary
RELUCTANCY
Re*luc"tance, Re*luc"tan*cy, n. Etym: [See Reluctant.]
Definition: The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against. "Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action." Dryden. He had some reluctance to obey the summons. Sir W. Scott. Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden.
Syn. See Dislike.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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