Topicala is a simple, small, meta-search engine, that helps
You
find the sites you need. Created By
Paul Kinlan
.
Web Hosting
by
SwitchMedia
.
Search [
?
]
Dictionary Results For "timorousness" [
?
]/[
OPML
]
Ads By Google
Wiktionary Articles [
RSS
] - [GNU, www.Wiktionary.org]
English
Noun
The property of being
timorous
.
Translations
Finnish: , ,
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
]
Created By
Paul Kinlan
.
Web Hosting
by
SwitchMedia
.