cunctation

[ kuhngk-tey-shuh n ]
/ kʌŋkˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

delay; tardiness.

Origin of cunctation

1575–85; < Latin cunctātiōn- (stem of cunctātiō) delay, equivalent to cunctāt(us) (past participle of cunctārī to delay) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM cunctation

cunc·ta·tious, cunc·ta·to·ry [kuhngk-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈkʌŋk təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, cunc·ta·tive [kuhngk-tuh-tiv] /ˈkʌŋk tə tɪv/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cunctation

cunctation
/ (kʌŋkˈteɪʃən) /

noun

rare delay

Derived forms of cunctation

cunctative (ˈkʌŋktətɪv), adjective cunctator, noun

Word Origin for cunctation

C16: from Latin cunctātiō a hesitation, from cunctārī to delay