loath
or loth
[ lohth, lohth ]
/ loʊθ, loʊð /
adjective
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake.
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Origin of loath
First recorded before 900; Middle English loth, lath,Old English lāth “hostile, hateful”; cognate with Dutch leed,German leid “sorry,” Old Norse leithr “hateful”
synonym study for loath
See reluctant.
OTHER WORDS FROM loath
loathness, nouno·ver·loath, adjectiveun·loath, adjectiveun·loath·ly, adverbWords nearby loath
loanshift, loan-to-value, loan translation, loan value, loanword, loath, loathe, loathful, loathing, loathly, loathsome
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British Dictionary definitions for loath
loath
loth
/ (ləʊθ) /
adjective
(usually foll by to) reluctant or unwilling
nothing loath willing
Derived forms of loath
loathness or lothness, nounWord Origin for loath
Old English lāth (in the sense: hostile); related to Old Norse leithr
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