Timorousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]