timidities
Lacks of courage
Timidities is the plural of timidity—instances or varieties of fearfulness, shyness, or lack of boldness.
The word appears in contexts discussing multiple manifestations of hesitancy: His various timidities—social, professional, romantic—held him back throughout his twenties.
The plural suggests distinct expressions of the same underlying quality rather than timidity as a general trait.
Tendency toward social timidity
- hesitanciesInstances of holding back
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- reticencesReluctances to share freely
- reservednessTendency toward social restraint
diffidence · meekness · withdrawals · inhibitions · self-consciousness · awkwardness · nervousness · unassertiveness
Chronic state of dread
- anxietiesPersistent mental unease
- apprehensionsFearful anticipation of trouble
- insecuritiesAnxieties about one's adequacy
- vulnerabilitiesExploitable weak points
self-doubt · trepidations · worries · uncertainties · cowardice · pusillanimity · faintheartedness · timorousness
Shy person avoiding socializing
- introversionInward-directed temperament
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- unsociabilityAversion to company
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
standoffishness · demureness · modesty · humility · self-effacement · unassumingness · mousy · retiring
shyness
Tendency toward social timidity
- hesitanciesInstances of holding back
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- reticencesReluctances to share freely
reservedness · diffidence · meekness · withdrawals · inhibitions · self-consciousness · awkwardness · nervousness · unassertiveness · passivity
fearfulness
Chronic state of dread
- anxietiesPersistent mental unease
- apprehensionsFearful anticipation of trouble
- insecuritiesAnxieties about one's adequacy
vulnerabilities · self-doubt · trepidations · worries · uncertainties · cowardice · pusillanimity · faintheartedness · timorousness · tremulousness
wallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
- introversionInward-directed temperament
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- unsociabilityAversion to company
aloofness · standoffishness · demureness · modesty · humility · self-effacement · unassumingness · mousy · retiring · unobtrusive
timiditiesbraveries
Acts of fearless conduct
audacities · daring · gallantries · pluck · nerve
timiditiesconfidences
Private disclosures to another
audacities · impertinences · presumptuousness · nerves · cockiness
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