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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions;
[syn: timidity, timidness, timorousness]

2. fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities;
[syn: timidity, timorousness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Timidity \Ti*mid"i*ty\, n. [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidit['e].] The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

timidity n 1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions [syn: timidity, timidness, timorousness] 2: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities [syn: timidity, timorousness] [ant: boldness, daring, hardihood, hardiness]