reluctant
(adjective) not eager; “foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways”; “fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him”
reluctant
(adjective) disinclined to become involved; “they were usually reluctant to socialize”; “reluctant to help”
loath, loth, reluctant
(adjective) unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; “a reluctant smile”; “loath to admit a mistake”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reluctant (comparative more reluctant, superlative most reluctant)
(now rare) Opposing; offering resistance (to).
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling.
(regular expressions) Tending to match as little text as possible.
Antonym: greedy
• (offering resistance to): refractory
• (not wanting to take some action): unwilling, disinclined
• tralucent
Source: Wiktionary
Re*luc"tant (-tant), a. Etym: [L. reluctans, -antis, p. pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth. Reluctant, but in vain. Milton. Reluctant now I touched the trembling string. Tickell.
2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. Mitford.
Syn.
– Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant; backward; coy. See Averse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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