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
Fear, panic and timidity rule the day, as they generally do.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
He spoke about a lack of intensity, desire and warned against timidity.
From BBC • May 10, 2024
Anger had displaced timidity, and he was going to play shifgrethor with me.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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