Definitions
a certain degree of unwillingness
Word origin
From reluct + -ance. From Latin relū̆ctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”) + -ance, from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”).
Used in a sentence
“Our new dog shows reluctance to go on walks, preferring to be indoors.”
“That is to say, the total number of ampere-hours, including the drop of gilbertage, due to magnetic flux traversing the reluctance of the circuit, must be equal to zero.”
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01“Hesitation”10 letters
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