Antonyms of noun boldness

1 of 3 senses of boldness

Sense 1
boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood -- (the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart")
       Antonym of timidity (Sense 2)
      => timidity, timorousness -- (fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun boldness

3 senses of boldness

Sense 1
boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood -- (the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart")
       => fearlessness -- (the trait of feeling no fear)

Sense 2
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek -- (impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty")
       => aggressiveness -- (the quality of being bold and enterprising)

Sense 3
boldness, strikingness -- (the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly)
       => conspicuousness -- (high visibility)

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