loth
/ləʊt/
loth is the alternative form of loath.
Meaning of loath
Adjective
loath (comparative loather, superlative loathest)
- Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
- I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.
- Angry, hostile.
- Loathsome, unpleasant.
Noun
loth (plural loths)
- A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce.
- It is not a matter of body but of virtues, which is why the fifth essence was invented, of which one loth is superior to the twenty pounds of the body from which it was extracted.1999, Paracelsus, “Opus Paramirum”, in Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, transl., Essential Readings, North Atlantic Books, page 100
Proper noun capitalized: Loth
Loth (plural Loths)
- A surname.
Forms of loth
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | lother |
| superlative | lothest |
| Noun | |
| plural | loths |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Loths |
Origin of loth
See loath.
From German Loth (obsolete), Lot, later also from Dutch lood, both specific usages of the word for ‘lead’. Doublet of lead.
Words formed from loth
- lothly
- lothness
Words that rhyme with loth
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- oat
- quote
- connote
- groat
- remote
- scrote
- tote
- bote
- capote
- denote
- devote
- dote
- mote
- smote
- solar boat
- undercoat
- cote
- demote
- gloat
- pote
- refloat
- rote
- undernote
- wrote
- yote
- blót
- confidence vote
- disease boat
- end of quote
- end quote
- entrecôte
- flote
- frote
- ignote
- isot
- lote
- misquote
- moth
- phot
- recoat
- rewrote
- shoat
- stoat
- swagger coat
- troat
- two hundred fifty-sixth note
- underquote
- underwrote
Questions about loth
- What does loth mean?
- Loth means a measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce.
- What is loth the alternative form of?
- Loth is the alternative form of loath.
- What part of speech is loth?
- Loth can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce loth?
- Loth is pronounced /ləʊt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of loth?
- The plural of loth is loths.
Words near loth in the dictionary
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