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The press always causes a certain amount of hesitance for people who are considering entering public life. So simply encouraging women to enter politics, on any level, not just on the state level, is extremely important.
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Meaning of "hesitance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HESITANCE

hesitance  [ˈhezɪtəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HESITANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hesitance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HESITANCE


acquittance
əˈkwɪtəns
admittance
ədˈmɪtəns
appetence
ˈæpɪtəns
capacitance
kəˈpæsɪtəns
competence
ˈkɒmpɪtəns
concomitance
kənˈkɒmɪtəns
disinheritance
ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
emittance
ɪˈmɪtəns
immunocompetence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmpɪtəns
impenitence
ɪmˈpɛnɪtəns
incompetence
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns
inheritance
ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
intermittence
ˌɪntəˈmɪtəns
laitance
ˈleɪtəns
latence
ˈleɪtəns
penitence
ˈpenɪtəns
pittance
ˈpɪtəns
quittance
ˈkwɪtəns
remittance
rɪˈmɪtəns
transmittance
trænzˈmɪtəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HESITANCE

hesitancy
hesitant
hesitantly
hesitate
hesitater
hesitatingly
hesitation
hesitative
hesitator
hesitatory
Hesperia
Hesperian
Hesperidean
Hesperides
Hesperidian
hesperidin
hesperidium

WORDS THAT END LIKE HESITANCE

acceptance
acquaintance
advance
amount of substance
assistance
circumstance
Constance
court of first instance
distance
for instance
importance
instance
long-distance
reluctance
repentance
resistance
stance
substance
the distance
the Resistance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of hesitance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hesitance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HESITANCE

Find out the translation of hesitance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hesitance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hesitance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

犹豫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vasilación
570 millions of speakers

English

hesitance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संदेह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تردد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нерешительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hesitance
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুণ্ঠা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hésitation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ragu-ragu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zögern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ためらい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주저
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hesitansi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

do dự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தயக்கமின்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kararsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esitazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wahanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерішучість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ezitare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διστακτικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huiwering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hesitance
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hesitance
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hesitance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HESITANCE»

The term «hesitance» is regularly used and occupies the 77.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HESITANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hesitance

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QUOTES WITH «HESITANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hesitance.
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Kerry Healey
The press always causes a certain amount of hesitance for people who are considering entering public life. So simply encouraging women to enter politics, on any level, not just on the state level, is extremely important.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HESITANCE»

Discover the use of hesitance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hesitance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Few Questions Regarding the Hesitance at Choosing Between ...
In his notebook, Mario Garcia Torres meditates on the relation between being a guest and being a host, citing examples from contemporary art.
Mario García Torres, 2011
2
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
See SEXISM (AI & he or she. hesitancy; hesitance; hesitation. Hesitancy is a quality ("the state of being hesitant; reluctance"), whereas hesitation is an act (" the act of hesitating"). Thus: "The courts had no hesitancy in holding the defamatory ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
3
Instruction, the Essential Skills Third Edition
Displaying undue hesitance at junctions, crossroads and roundabouts, when emerging (Mark 'avoiding undue hesitance') Any other faults which could be construed as hesitant Any lack of progress, which could be attributed to an ...
Bill Bryans
4
The Cost Stickiness Phenomenon: Causes, Characteristics, and ...
I assume that both the forms of bias that explain external optimism and the underestimation of managers' hesitance to cut redundant resources cause internal optimism. Consequently, I hypothesize: H2: Analysts overestimate the decrease in ...
Daniel Baumgarten, 2012
5
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
hesitance ] high (1) as reflexives (He was talking about himself / Mary was looking at herself in the mirror/ He made himself a cup of coffee), and (2) as emphatic words in apposition to a noun or pronoun (The supervisor herself called / The lock ...
Robert Allen, 2008
6
Instruction, the Essential Skills
Displaying undue hesitance at junctions, crossroads and roundabouts when emerging. Failing to overtake when it was safe and reasonable to do so i.e. When following a cyclist, When following a slow tractor, When following a bus, which is  ...
Bill Bryans, 2010
7
Fathers in Faith
However, she was less hesitantthanI was afterthat time. Shebegan wanting tohave children, even though she maintained ameasure of apprehension. My hesitance persisted. Icontinued to imagine parenthood more in terms of what one had to ...
Allan Hugh Cole Jr.
8
Practical Clinical Supervision for Counselors: An ...
For example, a supervisee may recognize that she is hesitant to ask the supervisee questions that seem very personal in nature. She does not understand why she feels this hesitance and is disturbed by it. Similarly, the supervisor notices that, ...
Lisa Langfuss Aasheim, 2012
9
The Fifth Modality: On Languages That Shape Our Motivations ...
F1 (familiar—hesitance to implement purchase): “You look thirsty, friend. Do you like Cola? Ali, fetch our guest a Cola. (Tacit message: I am permitted not to implement your purchase.)” I1 (familiar—hesitance to implement purchase): “ Please ...
Carl W. Roberts, 2008
10
Small Press Verse & Poeticonjectures
Hesitance. At. Camlann*. Blunt is the edge, Pointless—the blade, Aeruginous— the hilt. Vanished—the brilliance Of the steel forged By sage and benign hands, When time was puling Inside the cradle. Dissolved—the glitter And the fury of the  ...
Alessio Zanelli

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HESITANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hesitance is used in the context of the following news items.
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More from Joel Ward on his D.C. departure: 'I've got a lot of love …
... sought for his client, and the corresponding hesitance shown by the Washington Capitals to return a 34-year-old for such lengthy time. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Former Congressman Jim Slattery champions Iran deal opposed by …
... in sharp contrast to Kansas' current all-Republican Congressional delegation, whose reactions ranged from hesitance to outright opposition. «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
3
Abortion is a medical procedure. The reality of those often isn't …
It does demonstrate, however, that the pro-choice movement's understandable hesitance to discuss the details of abortion procedures is a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Criticism surrounding Man City's £49m man is laced with hypocrisy …
Then again, criticism of Sterling's hesitance to extend his Reds contract past 2017 started way before the BBC interview in April, and there ... «FootballFanCast.com, Jul 15»
5
BATE 2 - 1 Dundalk Match report - 15/07/2015 UEFA Champions …
Despite starting the brighter of the two sides, Dundalk fell behind in Barysaw after Aleksandr Karnitski capitalised on Chris Shields' hesitance in ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
6
LeeSsang 2015 Comeback Song 'Kaleidoscope' Tops Major Music …
A representative from the LeeSsang Company explained Gil's hesitance to make comeback earlier this year. "He's recently been out of the ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
7
Syd Rock Sports :: Bobby Ray Parks' Three Times the (!?!?) Charm
I would like to think that he's Asian roots is cause to his hesitance… but no. Again the LA Lakers game will be his statement game. With Dallas ... «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
8
Emergent: A Refuge For Pakistan's Jobless Youth | Pakistan Today
A little hesitance on her part, but finally she reached the office and walked in, unable to finish her sentences and quivering at the thought of ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
9
Patent Defeats Antitrust in Latest Test at Supreme Court … - JDSupra
Prior to Kimble, there may have been some hesitance to do so based on a fear that a court might find these practices violative of Brulotte in ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
10
Foiled again! Economy not cooperating with the Fed - CNBC.com
As the U.S. central bank prepares liftoff after nearly seven years of anchoring its key interest rate near zero, there's still plenty of hesitance and ... «CNBC, Jul 15»

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