timidityn.

Brit.

/tᵻˈmɪdᵻti/, U.S.

/təˈmɪdᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s timiditie, 1600s– timidity; also Scottish pre-1700 tymidite.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French timidité; Latin timiditās.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French timidité fear, apprehension (early 15th cent.; French timidité , in 17th cent. also ‘lack of assurance, confidence, or ease in dealings with others’), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin timiditās quality or condition of being timid < timidus timid adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare later timid adj.

The quality or condition of being timid; lack of courage, confidence, or assertiveness.

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

a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1990) III. 17 In that part [sc. the face] apperis sonest the hardines and tymidite that is the dreid of the persoune.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Timidita, timiditie, feare, dread [etc.].

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 285 This proceedeth from..extreame folly and timiditie of heart.

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iii. xvii. 120 [The hare] figured..pusillanimity and timidity from its temper.

1741 E. F. Haywood Anti-Pamela 222 On this I replied, that his excessive Generosity had entirely overcome all my Timidity and natural Bashfulness.

1762 Symmer in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. IV. 450 Lord Weymouth..spoke with grace and dignity, though with the timidity of a young man.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 244 Burnet was well aware of his danger: but timidity was not among his faults.

1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate iv. 62 A child..completely tom-boyish except for a certain timidity.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out x. 150 ‘Who knows what mayn't happen before night-fall?’ she continued, mocking the poor lady's timidity.

1950 K. A. Porter Let. 15 July (1990) vii. 391 I do wonder therefore at the strange timidity with which this country always approaches war.

1991 A. Brookner Closed Eye vii. 70 Helen Harriet had had the appeal of disembodied kindness, of timidity allied to the desire to please.

2002 New Republic 18 Nov. 8/1 Fear of alienating Bubba voters was a clear factor in..timidity in discussing issues like tax cuts and gun control.

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

单词	timidity
释义	timidityn. Brit. /tᵻˈmɪdᵻti/, U.S. /təˈmɪdᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s timiditie, 1600s– timidity; also Scottish pre-1700 tymidite. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French timidité; Latin timiditās. Etymology: < (i) Middle French timidité fear, apprehension (early 15th cent.; French timidité , in 17th cent. also ‘lack of assurance, confidence, or ease in dealings with others’), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin timiditās quality or condition of being timid < timidus timid adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare later timid adj. The quality or condition of being timid; lack of courage, confidence, or assertiveness. 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 a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome (1990) III. 17 In that part [sc. the face] apperis sonest the hardines and tymidite that is the dreid of the persoune. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Timidita, timiditie, feare, dread [etc.]. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 285 This proceedeth from..extreame folly and timiditie of heart. 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) iii. xvii. 120 [The hare] figured..pusillanimity and timidity from its temper. 1741 E. F. Haywood Anti-Pamela 222 On this I replied, that his excessive Generosity had entirely overcome all my Timidity and natural Bashfulness. 1762 Symmer in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. IV. 450 Lord Weymouth..spoke with grace and dignity, though with the timidity of a young man. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 244 Burnet was well aware of his danger: but timidity was not among his faults. 1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate iv. 62 A child..completely tom-boyish except for a certain timidity. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out x. 150 ‘Who knows what mayn't happen before night-fall?’ she continued, mocking the poor lady's timidity. 1950 K. A. Porter Let. 15 July (1990) vii. 391 I do wonder therefore at the strange timidity with which this country always approaches war. 1991 A. Brookner Closed Eye vii. 70 Helen Harriet had had the appeal of disembodied kindness, of timidity allied to the desire to please. 2002 New Republic 18 Nov. 8/1 Fear of alienating Bubba voters was a clear factor in..timidity in discussing issues like tax cuts and gun control. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1513
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