timidity, timorousness
(noun) fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
timidity, timidness, timorousness
(noun) fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
timidity (countable and uncountable, plural timidities)
shyness
• timidness
Source: Wiktionary
Ti*mid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
