'Skittishness' definitions:

Definition of 'skittishness'

From: WordNet
noun
Characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright [syn: skittishness, restiveness]

Definition of 'Skittishness'

From: GCIDE
  • Skittish \Skit"tish\, a. [See Skit, v. t.]
  • 1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. "A restiff, skittish jade." --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. "Skittish Fortune's hall." --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Skit"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Skit"tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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