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Synonyms for loath

Grammar : Adj
Spell : lohth, lohth
Phonetic Transcription : loʊθ, loʊð

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Définition of loath

Origin :
  • Old English lað "hated; hateful; hostile; repulsive," from Proto-Germanic *laithaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian leth "loathsome," Old Norse leiðr "hateful, hostile, loathed;" Middle Dutch lelijc, Dutch leelijk "ugly;" Old High German leid "sorrowful, hateful, offensive, grievous," German Leid "sorrow;" French laid "ugly," from Frankish *laid), from PIE root *leit- "to detest."
  • Weakened meaning "averse, disinclined" is attested from late 14c. Loath to depart, a line from some long-forgotten song, is recorded since 1580s as a generic term expressive of any tune played at farewells, the sailing of a ship, etc. Related: Loathness.
  • adj against, averse
Example sentences :
  • He was worried and apprehensive, yet the camp lured his mate and she was loath to depart.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Joshua turned and took another step; but Gorman was loath to let him go.
  • Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman
  • He was only enjoying an interview—a vengeance—he was loath to terminate.
  • Extract from : « The Big Tomorrow » by Paul Lohrman
  • I was loath to leave this historical tin box, but time pressed.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • He would be loath to die until he had taught her to regret him.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Loath though she might be to depart, there was no reason she could urge for lingering.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Now that the time had come she was loath to part from her kind companions.
  • Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • Both felt it; both were loath to acknowledge the feeling by so much as a look.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • The man sat 33 up and scratched the back of his head, for he was loath to go.
  • Extract from : « Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales » by Anonymous
  • Bonefishermen are loath to tell anything about their methods.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

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