timorousness
71timorous — /ˈtɪmərəs / (say timuhruhs) adjective 1. full of fear; fearful. 2. subject to fear; timid. 3. characterised by or indicating fear. {late Middle English, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus fearful, frightened} –timorously, adverb –timorousness, noun …
72diffidence — [n] hesitancy; lack of confidence backwardness, bashfulness, constraint, doubt, fear, hesitation, humility, insecurity, meekness, modesty, mousiness, reluctance, reserve, selfconsciousness, sheepishness, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousness …
73humility — [n] humbleness, modesty abasement, bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, docility, fawning, inferiority complex, lack of pride, lowliness, meekness, mortification, nonresistance, obedience, obsequiousness, passiveness, reserve, resignation, self… …
74timorous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in courage or confidence; nervous. DERIVATIVES timorously adverb timorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin timorosus, from timor fear …
75timorously — timorous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in courage or confidence; nervous. DERIVATIVES timorously adverb timorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin timorosus, from timor fear …
76timorous — [tim′ər es] adj. [ME tymerouse < MFr timoreus < ML timorosus < L timor, fear] 1. full of or subject to fear; timid 2. showing or caused by timidity SYN. AFRAID timorously adv. timorousness n …
77cold feet — noun timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action I was going to tell him but I got cold feet • Hypernyms: ↑timidity, ↑timidness, ↑timorousness * * * loss of nerve or confidence some investors got cold feet and backed out * * *… …
78diffidence — noun lack of self confidence • Syn: ↑self doubt, ↑self distrust • Ant: ↑confidence • Derivationally related forms: ↑diffident • Hypernyms: ↑timidi …
79faintheartedness — noun the trait of lacking boldness and courage faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose • Syn: ↑faintness • Ant: ↑stoutheartedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑faint (for: ↑ …
80faintness — noun 1. a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon • Derivationally related forms: ↑faint • Hypernyms: ↑feeling 2. the property of being without strength the faintness or potency of the feeling • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
