unwillingness vs reluctance
reluctance vs unwillingnessunwillingness and reluctance both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unwillingness | Yes | No | No | No |
| reluctance | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
reluctance is a hyponym of
unwillingness; that is, reluctance is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
unwillingness:
- unwillingness: the trait of being unwilling
- reluctance: a certain degree of unwillingness
Other hyponyms of unwillingness include
disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, resistance.
| unwillingness (noun) | reluctance (noun) |
|---|---|
| the trait of being unwilling | a certain degree of unwillingness |
| (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) |
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