timerityn.

Brit.

/tᵻˈmɛrᵻti/, U.S.

/təˈmɛrədi/

Forms:

α. 1500s–1600s timeritie, 1700s– timerity.

β. 1600s temeritie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English timerous , timorous adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < timer- (in timerous, variant of timorous adj.) + -ity suffix, by analogy with temerity n. beside temerous adj. Compare earlier timorosity n., timorousness n., timidity n.The β. forms apparently result from association with temerity n.

Fear, timidity, timorousness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun]

arghtha1250

arghshipc1275

arghness1340

faintness1398

ferdfulness1398

timorosity1490

timiditya1513

timorousnessa1513

unboldness?1520

timerity1582

inaudacity?1594

unhardiness1611

to lie aback1636

meticulosity1655

pavidity1656

afraidness1669

timidness1680

sheepishness1712

funkiness1859

fearsomeness1891

1582 A. Munday Discouerie E. Campion sig. F8^v The great timeritie and vnstable oppinion of his conscience..would not suffer him to vtter it.

1618 S. Latham New & 2nd Bk. Falconrie i. 2 Without much timeritie or fearfulnesse.

a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 248 Such was the timeritie and cowardize and feare of all men there.

1713 Passive Obed. Establish'd Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v To be Silent, or Supine at such Times, shews a Childish Timerity.

1716 J. Perry State of Russia 8 Nature was strucke with pale temeritie, To see the God of thunders lightning eyes.

1756 W. Calcott Thoughts Moral & Divine 178 Some are resolute out of Weakness, and bold through Timerity.

1877 J. S. Vandersloot True Path v. 67 Early had he learned to confide his plans and purposes to his mother... His very thoughts were ever impulsively, and without timerity, poured into the maternal ear.

1920 Univ. Virginia Mag. Mar. 264 And his fear that he might meet Dickie began to be tinged with a vague timerity that after all he might not.

1998 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 6 Dec. mc6 Timerity and inhibition are out the window, as these works are overpowering in their emotional intensity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timerity
释义	timerityn. Brit. /tᵻˈmɛrᵻti/, U.S. /təˈmɛrədi/ Forms: α. 1500s–1600s timeritie, 1700s– timerity. β. 1600s temeritie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English timerous , timorous adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: Apparently < timer- (in timerous, variant of timorous adj.) + -ity suffix, by analogy with temerity n. beside temerous adj. Compare earlier timorosity n., timorousness n., timidity n.The β. forms apparently result from association with temerity n. Fear, timidity, timorousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun] arghtha1250 arghshipc1275 arghness1340 faintness1398 ferdfulness1398 timorosity1490 timiditya1513 timorousnessa1513 unboldness?1520 timerity1582 inaudacity?1594 unhardiness1611 to lie aback1636 meticulosity1655 pavidity1656 afraidness1669 timidness1680 sheepishness1712 funkiness1859 fearsomeness1891 1582 A. Munday Discouerie E. Campion sig. F8^v The great timeritie and vnstable oppinion of his conscience..would not suffer him to vtter it. 1618 S. Latham New & 2nd Bk. Falconrie i. 2 Without much timeritie or fearfulnesse. a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 248 Such was the timeritie and cowardize and feare of all men there. 1713 Passive Obed. Establish'd Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v To be Silent, or Supine at such Times, shews a Childish Timerity. 1716 J. Perry State of Russia 8 Nature was strucke with pale temeritie, To see the God of thunders lightning eyes. 1756 W. Calcott Thoughts Moral & Divine 178 Some are resolute out of Weakness, and bold through Timerity. 1877 J. S. Vandersloot True Path v. 67 Early had he learned to confide his plans and purposes to his mother... His very thoughts were ever impulsively, and without timerity, poured into the maternal ear. 1920 Univ. Virginia Mag. Mar. 264 And his fear that he might meet Dickie began to be tinged with a vague timerity that after all he might not. 1998 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 6 Dec. mc6 Timerity and inhibition are out the window, as these works are overpowering in their emotional intensity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582
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