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. — odexed
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — odexed
Tom and Mary are loath to share any details of their private life.
Translations
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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”).
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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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.