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Definition of Timorousness

1. Noun. Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions.

2. Noun. Fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities.

Definition of Timorousness

1. Noun. The property of being timorous. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Timorousness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Timorousness

timocracy timocrat timocratic timocratical timocrats timolol timolol maleate timolols timon timoneer

timoneers timons timophilia timorous timorously timorousness (current term) timorousnesses timorsome timothies timothy

timothy-hay bacillus timourous timourously timourousness timous timously timpana timpani timpanis

Literary usage of Timorousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft (1878)
"His own timorousness, presaging " a long and bloody war," figured to itself the maritime powers of Europe taking possession of some of the provinces, ..."

2. History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft (1876)
"His own timorousness, presaging " a long and bloody war," figured to itself the maritime powers of Europe taking possession of some of the provinces, ..."

3. History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft (1876)
"His own timorousness, presaging "a long and bloody war," figured to itself the maritime powers of Europe taking possession of some of the provinces, ..."

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