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noun
The property of being timid; shyness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: timidity, timorousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fear, fearfulness, fright
Narrower terms: cold feet, shyness, diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust
History
Etymology tree Latin timidusder. Middle French timideder. English timid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timidness From timid + -ness.
Across languages
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