| 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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