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fearfulness vs timidity

timidity vs fearfulness

fearfulness and timidity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fearfulness Yes No No No
timidity Yes No No No
As nouns, timidity is a hyponym of fearfulness; that is, timidity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fearfulness:
  • fearfulness: the trait of being afraid
  • timidity: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
Other hyponyms of fearfulness include timorousness, pusillanimity, pusillanimousness, gutlessness.
As nouns, timidity is a hyponym of fearfulness; that is, timidity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fearfulness:
  • fearfulness: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
  • timidity: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
fearfulness (noun) timidity (noun)
the trait of being afraid fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
Difference between fearfulness and timidity

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