unhesitant

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adjective

Lacking hesitation; not hesitant

OriginEnglish hesitant ← Latin haesitāns ← Middle English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunhesitant (comparative more unhesitant, superlative most unhesitant)

comparative more unhesitant · superlative most unhesitant

  1. Lacking hesitation; not hesitant

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Latinhaereō
  9. Latinhaesitō
  10. Latinhaesitāns
  11. Englishhesitant
  12. Englishunhesitant

From un- + hesitant.

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APA

unhesitant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhesitant

MLA

“unhesitant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhesitant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhesitant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhesitant.

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