timid
[ tim-id ]
adjective,tim·id·er, tim·id·est.
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem.
Origin of timid
1First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin timidus “fearful,” equivalent to tim(ēre) “to fear” + -idus adjective suffix; see -id4
synonym study For timid
1. See cowardly.
Other words for timid
Other words from timid
- ti·mid·i·ty [ti-mid-i-tee], /tɪˈmɪd ɪ ti/, tim·id·ness, noun
- tim·id·ly, adverb
- o·ver·tim·id, adjective
- o·ver·tim·id·ly, adverb
- un·tim·id, adjective
- un·tim·id·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for timid
timid
/ (ˈtɪmɪd) /
adjective
easily frightened or upset, esp by human contact; shy
indicating shyness or fear
Origin of timid
1C16: from Latin timidus, from timēre to fear
Derived forms of timid
- timidity or timidness, noun
- timidly, adverb
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