timidity means the state of being timid; shyness. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.
timidity is pronounced /tɪˈmɪdɪti/.
noun
- The state of being timid; shyness.“[…] instead of the joyous voices of his playfellows he hears the rough commands of an unindulgent master or a scolding mistress; — he is continually reproached for his awkwardness and timidity, and reminded of his pauper origin.”