Loth
adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce. historical
"It is not a matter of body but of virtues, which is why the fifth essence was invented, of which one loth is superior to the twenty pounds of the body from which it was extracted."
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of loath. British, alt-of, alternative
"I was loth to return to the office without the Henderson file."
Adjective
- 1 (usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed wordnet
- 2 unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loth to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment."
Etymology
Etymology 1
See loath.
Etymology 2
From German Loth (obsolete), Lot, later also from Dutch lood, both specific usages of the word for ‘lead’. Doublet of lead.
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