timidity

Meaning

The state of being timid; shyness.

Synonyms

shyness

bashfulness

cowardice

fear

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timidness

timorousness

diffidence

faintheartedness

fearfulness

pusillanimity

cowardliness

fright

meekness

modesty

shame

pusilanimity

coyness

timitidy

mildness

lack of nerve

uncourteousness

nervousness

bashful

coward

cravenness

demureness

dismay

dulness

indecision

indecisiveness

alarm

rawness

reluctance

reserve

respect

reticence

sheepishness

submission

tremulousness

weak-kneed

Translations

timidité

timidez

timidezza

Schüchternheit

timidesa

Scheu

Furchtsamkeit

bedeesdheid

aporia

Ängstlichkeit

verlegenheid

timidità

Feigheit

aporiatio

timorosità

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɪˈmɪdɪti/

Etymology

From timid + -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem.