timidity

Meanings

1. 1
   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.

2. 2
   noun

   fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities

3. 3
   noun

   fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

Etymology

From timid + -ity, from Middle French timidité, from Latin timiditātem.