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)