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Italian
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin haesitantia, derived from haesitāns, present active participle of haesitō (“to hesitate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ziˈtan.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -antsa
- Hyphenation: e‧si‧tàn‧za
Noun
esitanza f (plural esitanze)
- (uncommon) hesitation
- Synonyms: (rare) esitamento, esitazione
1659, Sertorio Orsato, “Lettera Ottava”, in Li marmi eruditi, Padua: Pietro Maria Frambotto, page 155:Tuttavia la uniforme opinione di huomini di tanto grido; il decreto di confermazione dato à questa pietra dal Mondo, come dissi, per tre, e più secoli senza minima esitanza […]- However, the consistent opinions of such famous men, the recognition of this stone by the world – as I said – for more than three centuries, without the slightest hesitation
- (literally, “However, the consistent opinions of such famous men, the decree of confirmation given to this stone by the world – as I said – for three and more centuries, without slightest hesitation ”)
1788, “Dele fissure, o fratture semplici del cranio”, in Istituzioni di chirurgia - Volume Ⅲ, Venice: Lorenzo Baseggio, translation of A System of Surgery by Benjamin Bell, page 126:Un poca di attenzione intanto alle differenti circostanze della situazione dell'infermo prevenirà in ogni tempo qualunque esitanza riguardo ai mezzi da impiegarsi a benefizio dello stesso.- A bit of attention, in the moment, to the different circumstances of the patient's situation will always avoid any hesitation regarding the means to be employed to his benefit.
1867, Enrico Poggi, “Capo primo (22 gennajo – 1° marzo 1860)”, in Memorie storiche del governo della Toscana nel 1859–60 - Volume Ⅱ, Pisa: Tipografia Nistri, page 124:Ma la cagione vera stava nella esitanza del Ministero a trattare dei compensi con la Francia, la quale esitanza più a lungo protratta minacciava di riuscir fatale a noi […]- But the real reason was the ministry's hesitation in negotiating compensation with France, a hesitation that, prolonged any further, threatened to be fatal to us
1998, Adriano Bausola, “Fini ultimi, verità assoluta, dialogicità”, in Tra etica e politica, Milan: Vita e pensiero, 2. Ragione e storicità, page 87:[…] purché essi non pretendano di convertire in una legge universale obbligatoria per tutti, l’esitanza del proprio loro intendimento […]- as long as they don't expect to turn the hesitation of their own discernment into a universal law, mandatory for everyone
Further reading
- esitanza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana