timidity

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English

Etymology

From timid +‎ -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪˈmɪdɪti/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪdɪti

Noun

timidity (countable and uncountable, plural timidities)

  1. The state of being timid; shyness.
    • 1849, Minutes of the committee of council on education, page 82:
      instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin.

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