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timidness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Timid \Tim"id\, a. [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. --Thomson. Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. -- {Tim"id*ly}, adv -- {Tim"id*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: timidness n : fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions [syn: {timidity}, {timorousness}]
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