RELUCTANT

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

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Etymology

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• (offering resistance to): refractory

• (not wanting to take some action): unwilling, disinclined

Anagrams

• tralucent

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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