noun
Meaning 1
The property of being timorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
timorousness
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noun
Meaning 2
fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: timidity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fearfulness
Narrower terms: faintheartedness, faintness
noun
Meaning 3
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: timidity, timidness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fear, fearfulness, fright
Narrower terms: cold feet, shyness, diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English timorous 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 timorousness From timorous + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: arkuus — property of being timorous
- Finnish: ujous — property of being timorous
- Finnish: pelokkuus — property of being timorous
- Polish: bojaźliwość — property of being timorous
- Polish: strachliwość — property of being timorous
- Polish: lękliwość — property of being timorous