Definitions for hesitancy

hesitancy hes·i·tan·cy

Spelling: [hez-i-tuh n-see]
IPA: /ˈhɛz ɪ tən si/

Hesitancy is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 652 anagrams from letters in hesitancy (acehinsty).

Definitions for hesitancy

noun

  1. hesitation; indecision or disinclination.

Origin of hesitancy

From the Latin word haesitantia, dating back to 1610-20. See hesitant, -ancy

Examples for hesitancy

For a moment, therefore, in his bearing bravado was tempered with hesitancy.

I asked Ferris if there was a bias or a hesitancy to recruit Native American kids.

This was partly, it seems, due to his own desire to finish school and his hesitancy to move out to Palo Alto.

There is a most unusual nervousness and hesitancy about his manner.

Dick spoke at once, with a hesitancy that betrayed the depth of his emotion.

It is fair to say that the hesitancy of some was offset by the heroism of others.

They were doing the "hesitation" with the hesitancy emphasized.

Might he not yet turn to advantage this hesitancy of Crispin's to strike the final blow?

Rattner apologized for his hesitancy and “closed [his] eyes and jumped.”

But now he dared betray no hesitancy; he did not even turn to look behind him.

Word Value for hesitancy
Scrable

17

Words with friends

17

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