Definition of HESITANCY

hesitancy

Plural: hesitancies

Noun

  • a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
  • a certain degree of unwillingness
    • "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"
  • A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin haesitantia. By surface analysis, hesitant + -cy.

Scrabble Score: 17

hesitancy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hesitancy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hesitancy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

hesitancy: valid Words With Friends Word