Noun
The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPatience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. Thomas Hardy
I have arrived at the conviction that the neglect by economists to discuss seriously what is really the crucial problem of our time is due to a certain timidity about soiling their hands by going from purely scientific questions into value questions. Friedrich Hayek
Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward. Ai Weiwei
Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men. Carl von Clausewitz
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. Sydney Smith
The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss. Arabic Proverb