loathness
Deep unwillingness felt
Loathness is reluctance or unwillingness, especially when tinged with distaste or aversion.
The word is rare and literary: Despite his loathness to admit error, he eventually apologized.
It serves as the noun form of loath (reluctant), distinct from loathing, which implies active hatred rather than mere unwillingness.
Intense distaste or disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- dislikeMild negative regard
abhorrence · detestation · disgust · repulsion · horror · odium · contempt · disdain
Delay from uncertainty
- disinclinationLack of desire
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
demurral · foot-dragging · qualms · reservation · ambivalence · tentativeness · wariness · reticence
repugnance
Intense distaste or disgust
- distasteMild aversion or dislike
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
dislike · abhorrence · detestation · disgust · repulsion · horror · odium · contempt · disdain · animosity
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- disinclinationLack of desire
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
aversion · demurral · foot-dragging · qualms · reservation · ambivalence · tentativeness · wariness · reticence · grudgingness
loathnesseagerness
Intense willingness to act
willingness · enthusiasm · readiness · keenness · alacrity
loathe, loathing, loath, loathsome, loathed, loth, loathsomeness