tə̇ˈmidəd.ē, -idətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin timiditat-, timiditas, from timidus timid + -itat-, -itas -ity
: the quality or state of being timid
the animals have become so accustomed to motor traffic that they have quite lost their natural timidity — James Stevenson-Hamilton
the timidity and conformity of the present day — C.V.Woodward