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fearfulness vs timorousness

timorousness vs fearfulness

fearfulness and timorousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fearfulness Yes No No No
timorousness Yes No No No
As nouns, timorousness is a hyponym of fearfulness; that is, timorousness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fearfulness:
  • fearfulness: the trait of being afraid
  • timorousness: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
Other hyponyms of fearfulness include timidity, pusillanimity, pusillanimousness, gutlessness.
As nouns, timorousness is a hyponym of fearfulness; that is, timorousness 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)
  • timorousness: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
fearfulness (noun) timorousness (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 timorousness

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