reluctant

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin reluctāns (whence -ant), present participle of reluctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”) (whence re-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈlʌktənt/ === Adjective === reluctant (comparative more reluctant, superlative most reluctant) Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something. Synonyms: disinclined, loath, grudging (archaic) Contrary; defiant; refractory. (regular expressions) Tending to match as little text as possible. Antonym: greedy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== reluctance reluctantly ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “reluctant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “reluctant”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “reluctant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === tralucent