timid
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timid
- /ˈtɪmɪd/
Where it comes from
From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”).
adjective timider · more timid · timidest · most timid
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Lacking in courage or confidence.
John's a very timid person. I doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.
Similar: fearful, timorous, cautious, shy, bashful, alert, attentive, careful, cautelous, canny, chary, circumspect · Opposite: courageous, daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, reckless, rash, aggressive, confident
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: timorous, shy, fainthearted, bashful, coy, cowardly, trepid, coward, faint, fearful, diffident, mousy, intimidated, unsure, unmanful, unmanlike
Translations
Every language
adj lacking in courage or confidence
| Español | tímido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소심(小心)하다 sosimhada |
| 日本語 | 憶病 okubyō |
| 中文 | 膽小 /胆小 dǎnxiǎo, 膽怯 /胆怯 dǎnqiè, 羞怯 xiūqiè, 怯懦 qiènuò |
| Português | tímido, acanhado |
| Français | timide, craintif |
| Deutsch | furchtsam, zaghaft, zögerlich, schüchtern, befangen, ängstlich |
| Italiano | timido, pavido, impaurito |
| Ελληνικά | αθάρρευτος athárreftos |
| Română | timid |
| Русский | ро́бкий róbkij, засте́нчивый zasténčivyj, боязли́вый bojazlívyj, несме́лый nesmélyj, пугли́вый puglívyj |
| Tiếng Việt | rụt rè |
| العربية | جَبَان jabān |
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