'Timidity' definitions:
Definition of 'timidity'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions [syn: timidity, timidness, timorousness]
noun
Fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities [syn: timidity, timorousness] [ant: boldness, daring, hardihood, hardiness]
Definition of 'Timidity'
From: GCIDE
- Timidity \Ti*mid"i*ty\, n. [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidit['e].] The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'timidity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afraidness,
- bashfulness,
- chicken-liveredness,
- chickenheartedness,
- confusion,
- cowardice,
- cowardliness,
- coyness,
- demureness,
- demurity,
- diffidence,
- embarrassment,
- faintheart,
- faintheartedness,
- fear,
- fearfulness,
- henheartedness,
- jumpiness,
- lily-liveredness,
- milksopism,
- milksoppiness,
- milksoppishness,
- mousiness,
- pigeonheartedness,
- self-consciousness,
- shamefacedness,
- shamefastness,
- shrinkingness,
- shyness,
- skittishness,
- softness,
- stage fright,
- stagefright,
- stammering,
- startlishness,
- timidness,
- timorousness,
- unmanfulness,
- unmanliness,
- weakheartedness,
- weakness,
- yellowness