What it means
- (adjective) Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation. “I am hesitant to recommend him as a manager because he has a short temper.”
Letter analysis
- Hesitant contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Sub-words
- atheist
- hasten
- taints
- tenths
- theist
- titans
- tithes
- anise
- antes
- antis
- ashen
- haste
- hates
- heats
- heist
- hints
- inset
- neath
- nites
- saint
- saith
- satin
- shine
- stain
- state
- stein
- stent
- stint
- taint
- taste
- teats
- tenth
- tents
- theta
- thine
- thins
- tines
- tints
- titan
- tithe
- ante
- anti
- ants
- east
- eats
- hate
- hats
- heat
- hens
- hies
- hint
- hits
- neat
- nest
- nets
- nite
- nits
- sane
- sate
Related words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with HES
- hes
- hesitancy
- hesitantly
- hesitate
- hesitated
- hesitates
- hesitating
- hesitatingly
- hesitation
- hesitations
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Words ending with ANT
Common questions
What does Hesitant mean?
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
How many letters are in Hesitant?
Hesitant has 8 letters.
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