timidity
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Jane, whose timidity is evident in the way she only reluctantly takes off her winter coat, behaves as though she’s been abducted by an overly solicitous kidnapper.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
But this is not the time for judicial timidity.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025
Holt became the team captain in the media’s game of feigned ignorance and real timidity.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024
Fear, panic and timidity rule the day, as they generally do.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
Unburdened by a dairy cow's timidity and great bother of fat, she charged the soccer players as if seeking revenge in the name of oppressed cattle the world over.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Vocabulary lists containing timidity
The Devil's Arithmetic
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"Growing Up Asian in America"
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