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1. (,) timid
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or boldness; timorous; shy.
2. timid
indicating fear or lack of assurance:
a timid manner.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L timidus fearful =tim(ēre) to fear +-idus -id4)
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1. (adj) timid, cautious
people who are fearful and cautious
"whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
2. (adj) timid
showing fear and lack of confidence
3. (adj) diffident, shy, timid, unsure
lacking self-confidence
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
4. (adj) faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
"faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
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1. (adjective) timid
shy or nervous
a timid little girl
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| Definition of 'timid' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) timid
wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy
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Sense: easily frightened; nervous; shy
A mouse is a timid creature.
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 Afrikaans: klein |
 Arabic: جَبان، هَيّاب، خَجول، خَو |
 Bulgarian: боязлив |
 Brazilian: tímido |
 Czech: plachý, bázlivý |
 German: ängstlich |
 Danish: frygtsom |
 Greek: φοβιτσιάρης, ντροπαλός |
 Spanish: asustadizo; tímido |
 Estonian: kartlik |
 Farsi: کمرو؛ ترسو |
 Finnish: pelokas |
 French: timide, craintif |
 Hebrew: נִפחַד |
 Hindi: डरपोक |
 Croatian: plah, bojažljiv |
 Hungarian: félénk |
 Indonesian: takut-takut |
 Icelandic: styggur; huglítill; feimi |
 Italian: timido, timoroso |
 Japanese: おくびょうな |
 Korean: 겁이 많은 |
 Lithuanian: drovus, baikštus |
 Latvian: bailīgs; bikls; kautrīgs |
 Malay: penakut |
 Dutch: angstig |
 Norwegian: engstelig, nervøs; sky |
 Polish: bojaźliwy |
 Persian: کمرو؛ ترسو |
 Pashto: شرمندوكى، وېرندونكى، ډارن |
 Portuguese: tímido |
 Romanian: timid, sperios |
 Russian: пугливый; застенчивый |
 Slovak: plachý, bojazlivý |
 Slovenian: plašen |
 Serbian: plašljiv |
 Swedish: försagd, blyg, timid |
 Thai: ขี้ขลาด |
 Turkish: korkak,ürkek, çekingen |
 Taiwanese: 膽怯的 |
 Ukrainian: полохливий, боязкий |
 Urdu: بزدل، ڈرپوک، بودا |
 Vietnamese: nhút nhát |
 Chinese: 胆怯的 |
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