timidity •\tə-ˈmi-də-tē\• noun
1. fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
2. fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
The word timidity has appeared in 56 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Oct. 23 in "The Toys Are Gone, but It's Still Home" by Constance Rosenblum:
Despite the lure of childhood homes, the attraction sometimes wears thin. This is what happened to Andrea Wolkenberg, a physical therapist who grew up in a three-bedroom apartment in the Wyoming, a French Renaissance-style building on Seventh Avenue at 55th Street. The century-old building was home to many people in the performing arts, and the apartment included such amenities as French doors and a maid's room. But Ms. Wolkenberg had a complicated childhood. Her mother died when she was 10, and her father remarried seven years later.
Though she moved out after college, she returned in 1989, a year before her father's death. "I decided to keep the apartment because of the size and the location," said Ms. Wolkenberg, who is 54 and currently pays $3,700 in rent. "I was also dealing with my father's stuff, and he was kind of a pack rat."
Over the years, she grew increasingly attached to his many possessions, among them museum-quality paintings and a considerable library. But what kept her here was not just the generous square footage and a rent she managed through a succession of roommates. "It was emotional timidity," Ms. Wolkenberg said. "If change were easy, everyone would do it."
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By PETER APPLEBOME 19 Sep, 2012
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