(n) fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities, Syn.timorousness, Ant.boldness
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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.
[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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
timorousness
n 1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making
decisions [syn: {timidity}, {timidness}, {timorousness}]
2: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or
activities [syn: {timidity}, {timorousness}] [ant:
{boldness}, {daring}, {hardihood}, {hardiness}]
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