timidness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin timidusder. Middle French timideder. English timid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timidness From timid + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of being timid; shyness.
His timidness prevented him from challenging authority or asking his boss for a raise.
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Translations (11)
fi säikkyys (state of being timid) · bg стеснителност (state of being timid) · zlw-ocs chúlost (state of being timid) · hu félénkség (state of being timid) · bg боязливост (state of being timid) · ota محجوبلق (state of being timid) · tr ürkeklik (state of being timid) · bg плахост (state of being timid) · hu bátortalanság (state of being timid) · ar خَجَل (state of being timid) · el ημεράδα (state of being timid)