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Meanings of
timorousness
in English
Catalan
timidesa
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Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions.
timidity
timidness
boldness
Catalan
timidesa
Usage of
timorousness
in English
1
Presently, impatient of his own
timorousness
,
he turned the device off again.
2
He gazed now at the men before him, not with
timorousness
or trepidation.
3
A sweet
timorousness
enveloped her and something tingled-sheknew not what.
4
He felt a sudden
timorousness
,
like a child caught redhanded doing something wrong.
5
Neither her gayety nor her usual excess of
timorousness
returned.
6
Mrs. Gallito, all
timorousness
again, beat her hands lightly together, in a distressful flurry.
7
His extraordinary freedom from
timorousness
was something to think over.
8
She smiled-shewould punish Lizzie for her obdurate
timorousness
.
9
A virginal sweetness and
timorousness
-
no
flare
of gaiety, no suggestion of cities, music, quick laughter.
10
Perhaps the cooperation of the presidential candidates required a certain respectful
timorousness
on the part of the director.
11
Then thine own natural weakness, and
timorousness
shall not overcome thee.-Forit shall not be too hard for God.
12
Elena, blushing for some unknown reason, moved silently closer-andthere was a strange
timorousness
in her movement- atimorousdesire.
13
This is, however, my third manly prudence: I am not put out of conceit with the WICKED by your
timorousness
.
14
During the shillyshallying over Syria he was painted as a blustering Wizard of Oz, hiding his
timorousness
behind a curtain.
15
She left her chair in a great hurry, and proceeded to embrace her young guest tenderly, though with a little
timorousness
.
16
His natural
timorousness
of nature had indeed led him to put off making the visit for as long a time as possible.
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timorousness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little timorousness
natural timorousness
obdurate timorousness
own timorousness
pure timorousness
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Translations for
timorousness
Catalan
timidesa
Timorousness
through the time