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scaredness

scaredness noun: the quality of being scared; fear; timidity.

Noun

scaredness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being scared; fear; timidity.

Origin of scaredness

From scared + -ness.

Questions about scaredness

What does scaredness mean?
Scaredness means the quality of being scared; fear; timidity.
What part of speech is scaredness?
Scaredness is a noun.

Words near scaredness in the dictionary

  1. scaredeers
  2. scareder
  3. scaredest
  4. scaredies
  5. scaredly
  6. scaredness
  7. scaredy
  8. scaredy cat
  9. scaredy cats
  10. scaredy pants
  11. scaredy-cat

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