NOUN | feeling | timorousness, timidity, timidness | fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions |
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attribute | timorousness, timidity | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities |
Meaning | Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions. | |
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Synonyms | timidity, timidness | |
Narrower | cold feet | timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action |
diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust | lack of self-confidence | |
shyness | A feeling of fear of embarrassment | |
Broader | fear, fearfulness, fright | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
Spanish | timidez | |
Catalan | timidesa | |
Adjectives | timid | lacking conviction or boldness or courage |
timorous | timid by nature or revealing timidity |
Meaning | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities. | |
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Synonym | timidity | |
Attributes | timid | showing fear and lack of confidence |
Narrower | faintheartedness, faintness | The trait of lacking boldness and courage |
Broader | fearfulness | The trait of being afraid |
Opposite | boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood | The trait of being willing / willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger |
Spanish | timidez | |
Catalan | timidesa | |
Adjectives | timid | lacking conviction or boldness or courage |
timorous | timid by nature or revealing timidity |
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