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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestimidité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: timidité
"Sa timidité l'empêche de se faire des amis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being timid; a lack of courage or confidence.
"Her timidness prevented her from speaking up in meetings." - 2
A characteristic of being shy or easily frightened.
"His timidness was evident when he hesitated to approach the group."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'timidness' originates from the Latin 'timidus', meaning 'fearful' or 'afraid', which evolved into Middle English as 'timid'. The suffix '-ness' denotes a state or quality, thus 'timidness' refers to the quality of being timid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Timidness" is said worldwide
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timidité
Transliteration: timidité
"Sa timidité l'empêche de se faire des amis."
Scheu
Transliteration: ʃɔʏ
"Seine Scheu hielt ihn davon ab, neue Leute kennenzulernen."
timidezza
Transliteration: ti.miˈdɛt.tsa
"La sua timidezza lo rendeva insicuro."
timidez
Transliteration: ti.miˈðez
"Su timidez le impide hablar en público."
timidez
Transliteration: tʃi.miˈdes
"A timidez dela a impediu de fazer amigos."
संकोच
Transliteration: sankoch
"उसका संकोच उसे बोलने से रोकता है।"
羞怯
Transliteration: xiūqiè
"她的羞怯让她不敢发言。"
소심함
Transliteration: sosimham
"그의 소심함은 그가 친구를 사귀는 것을 어렵게 했다."
内気
Transliteration: uchiki
"彼女の内気さは彼女が友達を作るのを難しくした。"
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