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Definition: Disinclined |
DisinclinedAdjective1. Unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "disinclined" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1749. (references) |
Synonym: DisinclinedSynonym: reluctant. (additional references) |
| Antonym: inclined(p) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dislike | Adjective: disliking; Verb: averse from, loathe, loathe to, loth, adverse; shy of, sick of, out of conceit with; disinclined; heartsick, dogsick; queasy. |
Unwillingness | Adjective: unwilling; not in the vein, loth, loath, shy of, disinclined, indisposed, averse, reluctant, not content; adverse; (opposed); laggard, backward, remiss, slack, slow to; indifferent; scrupulous; squeamish; (fastidious); repugnant; (dislike); restiff, restive; demurring; Verb: unconsenting; (refusing); involuntary. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Disinclined |
| English words defined with "disinclined": aliterate, aliterate person ♦ faineant ♦ indolent, Insociable ♦ lazy ♦ otiose ♦ reticent ♦ slothful ♦ untalkative ♦ work-shy. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "disinclined": Disincline. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Robert Martin would never have proceeded so far, if he had not felt persuaded of her not being disinclined to him. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Though traditionally disinclined towards auto maintenance, the typical Italian driver is thus becoming more attentive to auto repairs. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Disinclined" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 81.82% of the time. "Disinclined" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 81.82% | 45 | 50,900 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 18.18% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 55 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "disinclined": be disinclined ♦ be disinclined to smth.. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "disinclined"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | mosdashës (reluctant, unwilling), jo i gatshëm (reluctant, unwilling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نافر (averse, projecting, reluctant), غير راغب عن, راغب عن. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | несклонен (averse, indisposed, loath, loth, reluctant, unapt, undisposed, unwilled, unwilling), без охота. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不愿. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | být neochotný (be disinclined, disincline, disoblige). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | بی میل (Reluctant, Resentful, Squeamish, Unwilling), بی تمایل (Unwilling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | haluton (apathetic, listless, reluctant, unwilling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | peu porté, peu enclin, peu disposé. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | abgeneigt (antipathetic, averse, indisposed, loath, loth, opposed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απρόθυμοσ (half hearted, indisposed, perfunctory, reluctant, unwilling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vonakodó (grudging, loath, loth, reluctant, unwilling), nem hajlandó (to balk at an expense), nem hajlamos. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tidak sudi, segan (grudgingly, loath, unwilling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | contrario (adverse, antonym, averse, contrary, converse, cross, deprecatory, loath, negative, opponent, opposed, opposite, oppositional, refusing, reverse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neuwooiagh (averse, discontented, recalcitrant, reluctant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | utilbøyelig (indisposed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | isinclinedday не склонный. (various references) rag (a rag, a wrinkle, benumbed, inflexible, obstinate, rigid, stiff). (various references) biti nenaklonjen (disfavor, disfavour, disincline: be disinclined, distaste). (various references) tener pocas ganas de hacer algo (be disinclined to smth.), estar poco dispuesto a hacer algo (be disinclined to smth.). (various references) obenägen (indisposed, loath, loth, unapt, unwilling). (various references) meyilsiz (aclinic), isteksiz (averse, backward, grudging, gutless, halfhearted, indisposed, jaded, languid, loath, loth, reluctant, repugnant, sticky, undesirous, undisposed, unwilling, wet), gönülsüz (averse, grudging, gutless, halfhearted, loath, reluctant, repugnant, sticky, undisposed, unwilling). (various references) annhueddol (indisposed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "disinclined" (pronounced di'sunklī"nd) |
| 6 | -n k l ī" n d | inclined. |
| 5 | -k l ī" n d | declined. |
| 4 | -l ī" n d | aligned, blind, lined, maligned, realigned, unlined. |
| 3 | -ī" n d | assigned, behind, bind, combined, confined, consigned, defined, designed, dined, enshrined, entwined, find, fined, grind, hind, intertwined, kind, mankind, mind, mined, opined, reassigned, redefined, redesigned, refined, remind, resigned, rind, shined, signed, twined, unconfined, undefined, undermined, unkind, unrefined, unsigned, unwind, wind, wined. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-d-e-i-i-i-l-n-n-s" | |
-1 letter: disincline. | |
-2 letters: diclinies. | |
-3 letters: inclined, inclines, silicide. | |
-4 letters: dindles, incised, incline, indices, lindens, lindies, slidden. | |
-5 letters: clines, didies, dindle, dinned, disced, incise, indies, inside, linden, linens, linins, sidled, sileni, sinned, sliced. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-d-e-i-i-i-l-n-n-s" | |
+2 letters: indisciplined, undisciplined. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 69 6E 63 6C 69 6E 65 64 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01101001 01101110 01100011 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s i n c l i n e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0069 006E 0063 006C 0069 006E 0065 0064 |
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| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arab, arabo, Arabish, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, Sheckagh, Sheckish, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, Ffrengig |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, Almaenwr |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , řek, řecký, řeètina, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, Groegwr |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , maïarský, maïarština, maïar, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar |
Indonesian | indonezian, الماليزي أحد أبناء ماليزيا, اللغة الأندونيسية, индонезийски език, индонезийски, 印度尼西亞語 , 印度尼西亚语, indonéština, indonéský, indonésan, indonesialainen, indonésien, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, Indoneesagh, индонезийский, индонезиец, indonezijski, indonežanin, indonesio, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya | |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italský, italština, ital, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili |
Norwegian | norvegjez, نرويجى, النرويجية, النرويجى, اللغة النروجية, норвежка, норвежки език, норвежки, норвежец, 挪威语, norský, norjalainen, norvégien, Norweger, Νορβηγός, νορβηγόσ, νορβηγικόσ, norvég, norvegese, Norlannish, Norlannagh, Loghlynagh, Loghlynish, norsk, норвежский, norvežanin, norveški jezik, norveški, noruego, norrman, norveçli, Norveçce, Norveçlí, norveççe, norveç, Norwyeg | |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, ruština, ruský, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Scottish | foclair, abardair, faclair, briathrachan | skocez, шотландски, 苏 兰, skotský, skotlantilainen, écossais, schottisch, σκωτσέζικο, σκωτικόσ, skót, scozzese, Albinagh, шотландский, škotski jezik, škotski, škotlanđani, escocés, skotsk, iskoçyalı |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, španìlský, španìlština, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
Welsh | geirlyfr, geiriadur, diffiniad, darnodiad, trosiad | shkel premtimin, populli i uellsit, ik pa paguar, i uellsit, gjuha e uellsit, تهرب من دفع الرهان, الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز, ويلزي, уелски, уелски език, не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение, 威"士, 威爾士語 , waleský, waleština, gallois, walisisch, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, walesi, gallese, Bretnagh, уэльский, velšanin, podvaliti, velški jezik, velški, galés, walesisk, galler ile ilgili, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, ödemeden kaçmak, sözünü tutmamak, şartları yerine getirmemek, Cymreig |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, английский, beurla, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, Saesneg |
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