Standard Lemma guide

loth

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ləʊt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊt
  • CMU ARPABET: L AA1 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of loath.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, alternative

Examples

  • I was loth to return to the office without the Henderson file.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a reluctant smile
  • loath to admit a mistake

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loath, reluctant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See loath.

From German Loth (obsolete), Lot, later also from Dutch lood, both specific usages of the word for ‘lead’. Doublet of lead.