'Timidness' definitions:
Definition of 'timidness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions [syn: timidity, timidness, timorousness]
Definition of 'Timidness'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. [1913 Webster] -- {Tim"id*ly}, adv. -- {Tim"id*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]