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timidness vs fearfulness

fearfulness vs timidness

timidness and fearfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
timidness Yes No No No
fearfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, fearfulness is a hypernym of timidness; that is, fearfulness is a word with a broader meaning than timidness:
  • timidness: 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 timidness include fear, fright.
timidness (noun) fearfulness (noun)
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions the trait of being afraid
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
Difference between timidness and fearfulness

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