Definitions for reluctant
rɪˈlʌk təntre·luc·tant

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. loath, loth, reluctant(adj)

   unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

   "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"

2. reluctant(adj)

   disinclined to become involved

   "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"

3. reluctant(adj)

   not eager

   "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. reluctant(Adjective)

   Opposing; offering resistance (to).

2. reluctant(Adjective)

   Not wanting to take some action; unwilling.

   She was reluctant to lend him the money

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Reluctant(adj)

   striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth

2. Reluctant(adj)

   proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Reluctant

   rē-luk′tant, adj. struggling or striving against: unwilling: disinclined.—v.i. Rēluct′, to make resistance.—ns. Reluc′tance, Reluc′tancy, state of being reluctant: unwillingness.—adv. Reluc′tantly.—v.i. Reluc′tāte, to be reluctant.—n. Reluctā′tion, repugnance. [L. reluctans, -antis, pr.p. of reluctāri—re-, against, luctāri, to struggle.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reluctant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4395

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reluctant' in Adjectives Frequency: #595

How to pronounce reluctant?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reluctant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reluctant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of reluctant in a Sentence

1. Betty Long:

   That's why they are reluctant to leave.

2. Sanford Bernstein analyst Sara Senatore:

   Consumers are generally reluctant to make changes to their morning routine.

3. Vikrant Parsai:

   A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend and saves for those who will bury him.

4. Gordon Pridham:

   A lot of management teams are reluctant to let management teams interface with shareholders.

5. Isao Kubo:

   The weak-yen trend has paused, so investors are reluctant to chase the market higher for now.

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