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tim⋅id

  [tim-id]
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–adjective, -er, -est.
1. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
2. characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem.
Origin:
1540–50; < L timidus fearful, equiv. to tim(ēre) to fear + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
ti⋅mid⋅i⋅ty, tim⋅id⋅ness, noun
tim⋅id⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. fearful, fainthearted. See cowardly.
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tim·id   (tĭm'ĭd)   
adj.   tim·id·er, tim·id·est
  1. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
  2. Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.

[Latin timidus, from timēre, to fear.]
ti·mid'i·ty, tim'id·ness n., tim'id·ly adv.
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Timid

Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.] Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.

Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : timid
Spanish: asustadizo; tímido,
German: ängstlich,
Japanese: おくびょうな
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timid 
1549, from M.Fr. timide "easily frightened, shy," from L. timidus "fearful," from timere "to fear."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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