delay vs cunctation

cunctation vs delay

delay and cunctation both are nouns.

delay is a verb but cunctation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delay	Yes	No	Yes	No
cunctation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cunctation is a hyponym of delay; that is, cunctation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delay:

delay: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
cunctation: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time

Other hyponyms of delay include break, disruption, gap, interruption, demurrage, forbearance, deferment, deferral, postponement, procrastination, shillyshally, lag, retardation, slowdown, dalliance, dawdling, trifling, filibuster, lingering, tarriance.

delay (noun)	cunctation (noun)
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time	the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
time during which some action is awaited

delay (verb)	cunctation (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed
stop or halt
slow the growth or development of
act later than planned, scheduled, or required

Difference between delay and cunctation

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