cunctation

[ kuhngk-tey-shuhn ]

See synonyms for cunctation on Thesaurus.com

nounArchaic.

lateness; delay.

Origin of cunctation

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin cunctātiōn- (stem of cunctātiō ) “delay,” equivalent to cunctāt(us) (past participle of cunctārī “to delay”) + -iōn- noun suffix; see -ion

Other words from cunctation

cunc·ta·tious, cunc·ta·to·ry [kuhngk-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈkʌŋk təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, cunc·ta·tive [kuhngk-tuh-tiv], /ˈkʌŋk tə tɪv/, adjective

Words Nearby cunctation

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How to use cunctation in a sentence

Liegnitz itself, was not that (as many opine) a disaster due to cunctation, not of Loudon's?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for cunctation

cunctation

/ (kʌŋkˈteɪʃən) /

noun

rare delay

Origin of cunctation

C16: from Latin cunctātiō a hesitation, from cunctārī to delay

Derived forms of cunctation

cunctative (ˈkʌŋktətɪv), adjective
cunctator, noun

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