timidness
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Noun (1)
- fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisionsSynonyms: timiditytimorousnessType of fear, fearfulnessKinds shyness, cold feet, diffidence
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“timidness” is listed under Timid.
Tim′id adjective
Origin: L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare.— James Thomson
Synonyms: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
— Tim′wb-a1′>′id·ly, adverb — Tim′wb-a1′>′id·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54