Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index L loath: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: loath Pronunciation: (lōth, lō), [key] — adj. unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse: to be loath to admit a mistake. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: loath (Thesaurus) loanword loathe ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: guilloche Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language