hesitant

1. 1.

   lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

   Synonymshesitating

   Similarindecisive

Questions about hesitant

What does hesitant mean?

hesitant means "lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly".

How many syllables are in hesitant?

hesitant has 3 syllables: hes-i-tant. The stress falls on "hes". In IPA it is /ˈhɛzɪtənt/.

What is another word for hesitant?

Close synonyms include hesitating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hesitant a common word?

hesitant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.