timidity
pronunciation
How to pronounce timidity in British English:
UK [tɪ'mɪdətɪ]
How to pronounce timidity in American English:
US [tɪˈmɪdətɪ]
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- Noun:
- fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions
- fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
Word Origin
- timidity (n.)
- 1590s, from Latin timiditas "fearfulness, faint-heartedness, cowardice," from timidus "fearful, afraid" (see timid).
Example
- 1. Overconfidence among soldiers can be as dangerous as timidity .
- 2. I assign that timidity to two other causes .
- 3. You can call this pragmatism , or you can call it timidity .
- 4. This timidity hurts companies and , in the long term , savers .
- 5. The rule change is so reasonable it borders on timidity .