noun
- Lack of self-confidence.
- synonyms: self-doubt, self-distrust
Diffidence and Objectivity
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.
- (n.) The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability or disposition of others.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- Judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
- synonyms: objectiveness
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) The state, quality or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Emphasizing or expressing the nature of reality as it is apart from personal reflection or feelings; independence of mind.