cunctation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/ UK /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
delay or tardiness in acting; procrastination

His habitual cunctation cost the company its early advantage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · delay or tardiness in... delay procrastinationtardinessdawdlingdilatoriness

Opposites

haste promptness dispatch

Word family

Derived forms cunctatorcunctatory

Etymology

From Latin cunctatio ('a delaying, hesitation'), from cunctari ('to delay, hesitate'), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to hang'.

cunctatio Latin cunctari Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cunctation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. delay or tardiness in acting; procrastination

## Examples
- His habitual cunctation cost the company its early advantage.

## Synonyms
- delay
- procrastination
- tardiness
- dawdling
- dilatoriness

## Antonyms
- haste
- promptness
- dispatch

## Derived Forms
- cunctator
- cunctatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cunctatio
- Root: cunctari

## Etymology
From Latin cunctatio ('a delaying, hesitation'), from cunctari ('to delay, hesitate'), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to hang'.

## AI Etymology
Cunctation comes from Latin cunctatio ('a delaying, hesitation'), from cunctari ('to delay, hesitate'), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to hang'. The etymological trail includes Latin cunctatio and Latin cunctari. As a noun, cunctation names delay or tardiness in acting; procrastination. The same family is visible in derived forms such as cunctator and cunctatory.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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