"hesitance" meaning in English

See hesitance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hesitances [plural]
Etymology: From Latin haesitantia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|haesitantia}} Latin haesitantia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hesitance (countable and uncountable, plural hesitances)
  1. The act or state of hesitating. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hesitation, hæsitancy [archaic], hesitancy
    Sense id: en-hesitance-en-noun-aec-N55G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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