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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TIM'IDNESS, n. Timidity.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions [syn: timidity, timidness, timorousness]

Merriam Webster's

noun see timid

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Timid Tim"id, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.] Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson. Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness, n.