12 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
noun fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
originEtymology tree English timorous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timorousness From timorous + -ness.
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