loath
or loth
[ lohth, lohth ]
/ loʊθ, loʊð /
adjective
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake.
Origin of loath
before 900; Middle English
loth, lath, Old English
lāth hostile, hateful; cognate with Dutch
leed, German
leid sorry, Old Norse
leithr hateful
OTHER WORDS FROM loath
loath·ness, noun o·ver·loath, adjective un·loath, adjective un·loath·ly, adverbWords nearby loath
Example sentences from the Web for loath
British Dictionary definitions for loath
loath
loth
/ (ləʊθ) /
adjective
(usually foll by to)
reluctant or unwilling
nothing loath
willing
Derived forms of loath
loathness or lothness, nounWord Origin for loath
Old English
lāth (in the sense: hostile); related to Old Norse
leithr