reluctance
Definitions
Noun
- (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- A certain degree of unwillingness
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "reluctance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resistance | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | reassurance | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | reappearance | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | repentance | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | transference | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | protuberance | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | recompense | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | resilience | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | preeminence | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | provenience | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | reemergence | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | resistence | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "reluctance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | resistance | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | replace | 2 | 30 |
| 3 | urethane | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | reluctant | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | relevance | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | reliance | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | reluctantly | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | rectangle | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | repentance | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | retrace | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | freelance | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | eustace | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | remittance | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | reliance's | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | relaunched | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | reflectone | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | rectangles | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | inductance | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | freelancer | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | recalcitrance | 4 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "reluctance".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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