- timorousness
- noun see timorous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
timorousness
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timorousness — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
timorousness — timorous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in courage or confidence; nervous. DERIVATIVES timorously adverb timorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin timorosus, from timor fear … English terms dictionary
Timorousness — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
timorousness — See timorously. * * * … Universalium
timorousness — noun The property of being timorous … Wiktionary
timorousness — n. cowardliness, timidness … English contemporary dictionary
timorousness — n. See timidity … New dictionary of synonyms
timorousness — tim·o·rous·ness … English syllables
timorousness — noun 1. fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions • Syn: ↑timidity, ↑timidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑timid, ↑timid (for: ↑timidness), ↑timid … Useful english dictionary
timidity — noun 1. fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑timidness, ↑timorousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑timid (for: ↑timorousness), ↑timid … Useful english dictionary
