Usually means: Nervousness, easily startled or frightened.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 16 dictionaries that define the word skittishness:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. skittishness: Merriam-Webster
  2. skittishness: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. skittishness: Collins English Dictionary
  4. skittishness: Vocabulary.com
  5. skittishness: Wordnik
  6. skittishness: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. skittishness: Wiktionary
  8. skittishness: Dictionary.com
  9. skittishness: Rhymezone
  10. skittishness: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  11. skittishness: FreeDictionary.org
  12. skittishness: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. skittishness: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. skittishness: Legal dictionary

(Note: See skittish as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (skittishness)

▸ noun:  The property of being skittish.

Similar:
restiveness, skiddiness, startfulness, timidness, squickiness, scattiness, scratchiness, skunkiness, ticklishness, shiftiness, more...

Opposite:
calmness, composure, serenity, tranquility

Types:
timidity, nervousness, fearfulness, apprehension, anxiety, more...

Adjectives:
certain, wanton, own, such, innocent, former, childish, initial, alleged, slight, general

▸ Words similar to skittishness

▸ Usage examples for skittishness

▸ Idioms related to skittishness

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing skittishness

▸ Words that often appear near skittishness

▸ Rhymes of skittishness

▸ Invented words related to skittishness

Similar:
restiveness, skiddiness, startfulness, timidness, squickiness, scattiness, scratchiness, skunkiness, ticklishness, shiftiness, more...

Opposite:
calmness, composure, serenity, tranquility

Types:
timidity, nervousness, fearfulness, apprehension, anxiety, more...

Adjectives:
certain, wanton, own, such, innocent, former, childish, initial, alleged, slight, general



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "skittishness" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux