timid

tim·id  (tmd)

adj. tim·id·er, tim·id·est

1. Lacking self-confidence; shy.

2. Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.

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[Latin timidus, from timre, to fear.]

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ti·midi·ty, timid·ness n.

timid·ly adv.

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timid

Adjective

1. lacking courage or self-confidence: a timid youth

2. indicating shyness or fear: a timid and embarrassed smile [Latin timere to fear]

timidity n
timidly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	timid - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" cautious people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" brave - people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
Adj.	1.	timid - showing fear and lack of confidence unadventurous - lacking in boldness afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person" backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
	2.	timid - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" shy, unsure, diffident
	3.	timid - lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" faint-hearted, fainthearted, faint cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

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timid

adjective nervous, shy, retiring, modest, shrinking, fearful, cowardly, apprehensive, coy, diffident, bashful, mousy, timorous, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, irresolute << OPPOSITE bold

Translations

timid [ˈtɪmɪd] adj → tímido

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timid [ˈtɪmɪd] adj → timide (= easily scared); peureux/euse

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timid [ˈtɪmɪd] adj [person] → schüchtern; [animal] → scheu

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timid [ˈtɪmɪd] adj → timido/a (= easily scared); pauroso/a