loath´ness

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• loath — loath; loath·er; loath·ful; loath·ing; loath·ing·ly; loath·ness; loath·some; loath·some·ly; loath·some·ness; loath·ly; …   English syllables

• loath — or loth [[t]loʊθ, loʊð[/t]] adj. unwilling; reluctant: to be loath to admit a mistake[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME loth, lath, OE lāth hostile, hateful, c. OS lēth, OHG leid, ON leithr loath′ness, n. syn: See reluctant …   From formal English to slang

• loath´some|ness — loath|some «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• loath´some|ly — loath|some «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• loath|some — «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• un|will´ing|ness — un|will|ing «uhn WIHL ihng», adjective. 1. not willing or ready; not consenting. SYNONYM(S): reluctant, averse, loath. 2. not freely or willingly granted or done: »an unwilling acceptance of necessity. The unwiling admiration of his enemies… …   Useful english dictionary

• a|verse´ness — a|verse «uh VURS», adjective. 1. turned away in mind or feeling; having a strong or fixed dislike; opposed; unwilling (to): »Fear made her averse to fighting. I now had several pages of uncommonly fine prose fiction, which I did not feel averse… …   Useful english dictionary

• loathness — loath·ness …   English syllables

• Loathness — Loath ness, n. Unwillingness; reluctance. [1913 Webster] A general silence and loathness to speak. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• loathsome — loath•some [[t]ˈloʊð səm, ˈloʊθ [/t]] adj. causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 loath′some•ly, adv. loath′some•ness, n …   From formal English to slang