timidity vs fearfulness

timidity and fearfulness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
timidity	Yes	No	No	No
fearfulness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fearfulness is a hypernym of timidity; that is, fearfulness is a word with a broader meaning than timidity:

timidity: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
fearfulness: the trait of being afraid

As nouns, fearfulness is a hypernym of timidity; that is, fearfulness is a word with a broader meaning than timidity:

timidity: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
fearfulness: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Other hypernyms of timidity include fear, fright.

timidity (noun)	fearfulness (noun)
fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities	the trait of being afraid
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions	an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)