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# timidity

«timidity» in Mova's school dictionary: **Being shy, nervous and easily frightened; lack of courage…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (timidity; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Being shy, nervous and easily frightened; lack of courage or confidence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories: a timid character grows brave. In ethics and PSHE lessons: everyone feels shy sometimes; timidity is not a fault, and people can be gentle and brave. In animals: the timidity of deer and rabbits. Phrases: «overcome your timidity», «out of timidity».

### examples

- Out of timidity, Ella didn't put her hand up, though she knew the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#x1)
- The rabbit's timidity kept it hidden in the bushes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#x2)
- Sam overcame his timidity and asked to join the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#x3)
- The teacher was patient with the new boy's timidity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#x4)
- His timidity disappeared when he talked about dinosaurs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#x5)
- Timidity is natural in a new place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#x6)
- The Lion, however, wouldn't be comforted, and was so ashamed of his timidity that he wished he might die. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: «timid». Stress: ti-MID-i-tee. Similar: «shyness». Opposite: «boldness», «courage».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «timidity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timidity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.