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Definitions for Timid

[1] lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
[2] characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem.
[3] easily frightened or upset, esp by human contact; shy
[4] indicating shyness or fear

Words related to Timid

diffident, demure, frightened, fearful, nervous, humble, bashful, gentle, modest, weak, feeble, ambivalent, wavering, shrinking, milquetoast, yellow, trembling, afraid, apprehensive, capricious

Words nearby Timid

timeserver, timespan, timetable, timework, timeworn, timid, timing, timing belt, timing chain, timing gear, timişoara

Origin of Timid

1540–50; < Latin timidus fearful, equivalent to tim(ēre ) to fear + -idus -id4

Other words from Timid

ti·mid·i·ty , tim·id·ness , noun
tim·id·ly , adverb
o·ver·tim·id , adjective
o·ver·tim·id·ly , adverb
o·ver·tim·id·ness , noun
o·ver·ti·mid·i·ty , noun
un·tim·id , adjective
un·tim·id·ly , adverb
un·tim·id·ness , noun

Word origin for Timid

C16: from Latin timidus, from timēre to fear

Synonyms for Timid

ambivalent, bashful, demure, diffident, fearful, feeble, frightened, gentle, humble, modest, nervous, weak, Milquetoast, shrinking, trembling, wavering, yellow, afraid, apprehensive, badgered, browbeaten, bullied, capricious, cowardly, cowed, cowering, coy, daunted, fainthearted, having cold feet, intimidated, irresolute, mousy, pusillanimous, retiring, shaky, soft, spineless, spiritless, submissive, timorous, unassertive, unassured, unnerved, vacillating