Timidity in a sentence as a noun

I'd imagine it's a reflection of the culture, in this case that timidity may be eaten for brunch at the daily stand up.

I feel as though a culture of timidity to ask questions that lead to clarifying answers is turning into a culture that politicizes the truth.

Having a college degree shows a certain timidity and inability to think for oneself, to me anyway.

In this case, it's not the medical community that is impeding experimentation and progress, but rather the timidity of the FDA.

Out of the frying pan…And yeah, it's patronizing, because it reckons she chose her choices from weakness or timidity rather than a well calibrated judgment of her chances in this sexist society.

Of course everyone is freshly aware of the neutrino fiasco, so this anomaly will probably be handled with extra skepticism and timidity.

But it sure seems like you've got a massive chip on your shoulder, especially with lines like "having a college degree shows a certain timidity and inability to think for oneself, to me anyway.

Modern rock music is blandly conservative, which in and of itself appears to me to reflect the timidity of modern youth and young adultsI can't really agree with this at all. Maybe the big-label top 40 stuff is at an all-time low, but I'm hearing more innovative and daring music coming from young people today than I have in a long, long time.

Worse, I think some of our domestic problems will preoccupy us substantially in the coming years, although with an election coming up this year it's plausible stronger talk might supplant previous timidity.

Even at Apple, a designer aristocracy like no other, there was always a subtle undercurrent of helplessness, and the timidity and hesitation that comes from not being self-reliant.

He who does otherwise, either from timidity or evil advice, is always compelled to keep the knife in his hand; neither can he rely on his subjects, nor can they attach themselves to him, owing to their continued and repeated wrongs.

Whosoever, either through timidity or from following bad counsels, adopts a contrary course, must keep the sword always drawn, and can put no trust in his subjects, who suffering from continued and constantly renewed severities, will never yield him their confidence.

If you're afraid of being wrong on the internet anonymously I can only imagine what it's like in the real world...Maybe this speaks to the timidity/introversion of many HN posters but remember we are also entrepreneurial -- gotta take some risks!

Timidity definitions

noun

fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

See also: timidness timorousness

noun

fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities

See also: timorousness