Meanings
nounloathness (uncountable)
- uncountableunwillingness; reluctance
Origin
- Middle Englishlothnesse
- Englishloathness
From Middle English lothnesse, laithnes, lathnes, lathnesse, equivalent to loath + -ness.
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APA
loathness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loathness
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“loathness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loathness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loathness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loathness.
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