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| 1. | lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy. |
| 2. | characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem. |
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adj. tim·id·er, tim·id·est
[Latin timidus, from timēre, to fear.] ti·mid'i·ty, tim'id·ness n., tim'id·ly adv. |
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| timidity | |
noun | |
| 1. | fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions |
| 2. | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities [ant: boldness] |
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Timidity
Ti*mid"i*ty\, n. [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidit['e].] The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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