loath
Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phraseAverse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
» AI companies are loath to reveal their secret sauce.
Компании, занимающиеся разработкой искусственного интеллекта, не спешат раскрывать свои секреты.
Meaning
3 sensesAverse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file.
abgeneigt
неохотныйneoxotnyj, нежелающийneželajuščij
(obsolete)Angry, hostile.
(obsolete)Loathsome, unpleasant.
- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
- (usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed
Examples
2 sentencesAI companies are loath to reveal their secret sauce.
ruКомпании, занимающиеся разработкой искусственного интеллекта, не спешат раскрывать свои секреты.
Tom and Mary are loath to share any details of their private life.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lōth (“loath; averse, hateful”), from Old English lāð, lāþ (“evil; loaFrom Middle English lōth (“loath; averse, hateful”), from Old English lāð, lāþ (“evil; loathsome”), or Old Norse leið, leiðr (“uncomfortable; tired”) from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz (“loath; hostile; sad, sorry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt- (“to do something abhorrent or hateful”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
loather, loathestSynonyms
8 synonyms- unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom:lothreluctant
- (usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed:antipatheticantipatheticalaverseindisposedloth
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form