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English Dictionary: timorousness	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
timorousness n fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions Synonym(s): timidity, timidness, timorousness fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities Synonym(s): timidity, timorousness Antonym(s): boldness, daring, hardihood, hardiness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Timorous \Tim"orous\, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere to fear. See {Timid}.] 1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. --Shak. 2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. [bd]The timorous apostasy of chuchmen.[b8] --Milman. -- {Tim"orously}, adv. -- {Tim"orous*ness}, n.