Synonyms for timidity
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1. timidity

   Alarm, according to its derivation all'arme, "to arms," is an arousing to meet and repel danger, and may be quite consistent with true courage. Affright and fright express sudden fear which, for the time at least, overwhelms courage. The sentinel discovers with alarm the sudden approach of the enemy; the unarmed villagers view it with affright. Apprehension, disquietude, dread, misgiving, and solicitude are in anticipation of danger; consternation, dismay, and terror are overwhelming fear, generally in the actual presence of that which is terrible, though these words also may have an anticipative force. Timidity is a quality, habit, or condition, a readiness to be affected with fear. A person of great timidity is constantly liable to needless alarm and even terror. Compare FEAR.

   Synonyms:
   affright, alarm, apprehension, consternation, dismay, disquietude, dread, fear, fright, misgiving, panic, solicitude, terror

   Antonyms:
   assurance, calmness, confidence, repose, security

   Preposition:
   Alarm was felt in the camp, among the soldiers, at the news.

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1. timidity, timidness, timorousnessnoun

   fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

   Synonyms:
   timidity, timorousness, timidness

   Antonyms:
   daring, hardihood, hardiness, boldness

2. timidity, timorousnessnoun

   fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities

   Synonyms:
   timidity, timorousness, timidness

   Antonyms:
   hardiness, boldness, hardihood, daring

Matched Categories

1. • Fear
   • Fearfulness

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1. timiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   timorousness, fearfulness, skittishness, shyness, cowardice, pusillanimity, want of courage

2. timiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   diffidence, bashfulness, coyness, sheepishness, shamefacedness

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1. timiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   diffidence, shyness, timorousness, cowardice

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1. List of paraphrases for "timidity":

   shyness, diffidence, hesitation

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How to use timidity in a sentence?

1. Edgar Algernon Robert Cecil:

   Prudence which degenerates into timidity is very seldom the path to safety.

2. Sir Winston Churchill, March 1936, demanding British re-armament:

   Virtuous motives, trammeled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war. The cheers of the weak, well-meaning assemblies soon cease to count. Doom marches on.

3. Victor Hugo:

   The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity in a girl boldness.

4. Lloyd Doggett:

   This is not a time for timidity, we need to be forceful, we need to use every tool.

5. Sydney Smith:

   A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.