hesitance
hesitance noun: the act or state of hesitating.
Noun
hesitance (countable and uncountable, plural hesitances)
- The act or state of hesitating.
- His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences.
- […] Then California, resting the rifle / On the top rail, without doubting, without hesitance, / Aimed for the leaping body of the dog, and when it stood, fired.1925, Robinson Jeffers, “Roan Stallion”, in The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers, New York: Random House, published 1937, page 156
- Synonyms:
- hesitation
hesitance meaning in Urdu
hesitance in Urdu
- ہچکچاہٹ, شک, تردد, تذبذب
Synonyms of hesitance
Forms of hesitance
| plural | hesitances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hæsitancy |
| alternative form | hesitancy |
Origin of hesitance
Borrowed from Latin haesitantia.
Questions about hesitance
- What does hesitance mean?
- Hesitance means the act or state of hesitating.
- What is hesitance in Urdu?
- Hesitance in Urdu is ہچکچاہٹ, شک, تردد. See Hesitance meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is hesitance?
- Hesitance is a noun.
- What is the plural of hesitance?
- The plural of hesitance is hesitances.
Words near hesitance in the dictionary
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