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Definitions for Timorous
[1] full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
[2] subject to fear; timid.
[3] characterized by or indicating fear: a timorous whisper.
[4] fearful or timid
[5] indicating fear or timidity
Words related to Timorous
apprehensive, faint, fainthearted, fearful, hesitant, meek, shrinking, shy, tentative, timid, tremulous, unassertive
Words nearby Timorous
timor, timor pony, timor sea, timor-leste, timorese, timorous, timoshenko, timothy, timothy grass, timothy hay bacillus, timour
Origin of Timorous
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin timōrōsus (Latin timōr- (stem of timor ) fear + -ōsus -ous)
Other words from Timorous
tim·or·ous·ly , adverb
tim·or·ous·ness , noun
o·ver·tim·or·ous , adjective
o·ver·tim·or·ous·ly , adverb
o·ver·tim·or·ous·ness , noun
un·tim·or·ous , adjective
un·tim·or·ous·ly , adverb
un·tim·or·ous·ness , noun
Word origin for Timorous
C15: from Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus, from Latin timor fear, from timēre to be afraid
Synonyms for Timorous
apprehensive, faint, fainthearted, fearful, hesitant, meek, shrinking, shuddering, shy, tentative, timid, tremulous, unassertive