cunctation C2+ Topic:Time 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... delayprocrastinationtardinessdawdlingdilatoriness ↔ Opposites hastepromptnessdispatch Word family Derived forms cunctatorcunctatory Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown