timidity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

timidness reserve fear anxiety constraint funk inhibition embarrassment humility hesitation cowardice modesty apprehension dread fright
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Antonyms

moxie hellenism fortitude spunk heart spirit
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Hypernyms

fear fright fearfulness

Hyponyms

shyness faintness diffidence self-distrust

Examples

Patience, 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

Close letter words and terms

timid as a mouse timid as a rabbit timid person timidly timidness timidous