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timidity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɪˈmɪdɪti/
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Etymology

From timid + -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being timid; shyness.
   • This willingness to act underscores the German leader’s view that there is much at stake – and that Western Europe’s largest country (both by population and economic power) needs to step up to the demands. Timidity is not an option. 2025 December 18, The [Christian Science] Monitor's Editorial Board, “Germany’s defense of European values”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
   • […] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin. 1849, Minutes of the committee of council on education, page 82:

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Synonyms

timidness