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reluctance vs sloth

sloth vs reluctance

reluctance and sloth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reluctance Yes No No No
sloth Yes No No No
As nouns, sloth is a hyponym of reluctance; that is, sloth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reluctance:
  • reluctance: a certain degree of unwillingness
  • sloth: a disinclination to work or exert yourself
Other hyponyms of reluctance include slothfulness.
reluctance (noun) sloth (noun)
a certain degree of unwillingness apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
Difference between reluctance and sloth

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