Definition of Reluctency
{ Re*luc"tance (r?-l?k"tans),
Re*luc"tan*cy (-tan-s?), } n. [See
Reluctant.] The state or quality of being reluctant;
repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an
infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by
against. "Tempering the severity of his looks with a
reluctance to the action." Dryden.
He had some reluctance to obey the
summons. Sir W. Scott.
Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy
Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden.
Syn. See Dislike.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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