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English

Noun

  1. The property of being timorous.


Translations

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te:timorousness vi:timorousness

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Timorous \Tim"or*ous\, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear;
akin to timere to fear. See Timid.]
1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. "The
timorous apostasy of chuchmen." --Milman.
[1913 Webster] -- Tim"or*ous*ly, adv. --
Tim"or*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet timorousness
n 1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions
[syn: timidity, timidness]
2: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or
activities [syn: timidity] [ant: boldness]
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