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Synonyms for hesitancy
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : hez-i-tuh n-see |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛz ɪ tən si |
Définition of hesitancy
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin haesitantia "action of stammering," from haesitantem (nominative haesitans) "stammering," present participle of haesitare (see hesitation).
- noun doubt
- noun delay
- Dick spoke at once, with a hesitancy that betrayed the depth of his emotion.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- They were doing the "hesitation" with the hesitancy emphasized.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Might he not yet turn to advantage this hesitancy of Crispin's to strike the final blow?
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- For a moment, therefore, in his bearing bravado was tempered with hesitancy.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- It is fair to say that the hesitancy of some was offset by the heroism of others.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- There is a most unusual nervousness and hesitancy about his manner.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- But now he dared betray no hesitancy; he did not even turn to look behind him.
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
- He ended in a hesitancy, flushing a little at the brow, his lips weakening at the corner.
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
- She said the last words with a hesitancy, blushing most warmly.
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
- Now that the thing he feared had come, all hesitancy vanished from Grant's manner.
- Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
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