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timid

/tiˈmid/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French timide, and a learned borrowing from Latin timidus.

adjective timidă · timizi · timide · timid

masculine, neuter timid, shy

In English

eerie frightened, timid — see also frightened, timid
shy easily frightened
timid lacking in courage or confidence
skittish easily scared
shyly in a shy manner

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@misc{timid_2026,
  title = {timid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/timid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}