timidness

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noun

The property of being timid; shyness.

“His timidness prevented him from challenging authority or asking his boss for a raise.”

Similar
timiditytimorousness
OriginEnglish timid ← Middle French timide ← Latin timidus →
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Meanings

nountimidness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being timid; shyness.

    His timidness prevented him from challenging authority or asking his boss for a raise.

    Synonyms: timidity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being timid; shyness.

Similar
timidity

More synonyms by meaning

nounfear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

Similar
timiditytimorousness
Broader
fearfearfulnessfright
Also see
timiditytimorousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintimidus
  2. Middle Frenchtimide
  3. Englishtimid
  4. Englishtimidness

From timid + -ness.

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Translations

Arabic خَجَل
  • خَجَل (ḵajal)state of being timid
Bulgarian плахост, стеснителност
  • плахост (plahost)state of being timid
  • стеснителност (stesnitelnost)state of being timid
  • боязливост (bojazlivost)state of being timid
Finnish säikkyys
  • säikkyysstate of being timid
Greek ημεράδα
  • ημεράδα (imeráda)state of being timid
Hungarian bátortalanság, félénkség
  • bátortalanságstate of being timid
  • félénkségstate of being timid
Turkish ürkeklik
  • ürkeklikstate of being timid
Cite this entry
APA

timidness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timidness

MLA

“timidness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timidness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timidness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timidness.

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