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[ tim-id ] / ˈtɪm ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR timid ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, tim·id·er, tim·id·est.lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy. characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem. Origin of timid1540–50; <Latin timidus fearful, equivalent to tim(ēre) to fear + -idus-id4 SYNONYMS FOR timidSEE SYNONYMS FOR timid ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for timid1. See cowardly. OTHER WORDS FROM timidti·mid·i·ty, tim·id·ness, nountim·id·ly, adverbo·ver·tim·id, adjectiveo·ver·tim·id·ly, adverb o·ver·tim·id·ness, nouno·ver·ti·mid·i·ty, nounun·tim·id, adjectiveun·tim·id·ly, adverbun·tim·id·ness, noun Words nearby timidtime was, time will tell, timework, timeworn, time zone, timid, timing, timing belt, timing chain, timing gear, Timişoara Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for timidCould the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure? 26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST He largely agreed with Lieberman but considered Netanyahu too timid towards the Palestinians. Goodbye to Israel’s Lousy Government (Let’s Hope the Next One Isn’t Worse)|Alon Ben-Meir|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST But when I arrive at the entrance, the timid gatekeeper tells me—without explanation—that I can no longer speak with him. Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even the most timid and shaky of the puppies looks determined and confident in slo-mo. ‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival|Lori-Lee Emshey|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
SO THAT HIS PLACE SHALL NEVER BE WITH THOSE COLD AND TIMID SOULS WHO NEITHER KNOW VICTORY NOR DEFEAT. Miley Cyrus's Smartest Tattoo|James Poulos|September 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Here are only gabblers and timid cowards; there stood armed men ready to go to death. The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski Sham Rao cast a furtive, timid look round him; and his voice, when he answered our questions, was somewhat tremulous. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky Bleating like the fawn they would draw the timid dam to her death. Daniel Boone|John S. C. Abbott So far all the belligerent Governments have taxed on the timid side. What is Coming?|H. G. Wells She stopped before the table, timid and shrinking as though she felt a presentiment of danger, but making an effort to smile. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez
British Dictionary definitions for timid
adjectiveeasily frightened or upset, esp by human contact; shy indicating shyness or fear Derived forms of timidtimidity or timidness, nountimidly, adverbWord Origin for timidC16: from Latin timidus, from timēre to fear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to timiddiffident, demure, frightened, fearful, nervous, humble, bashful, gentle, modest, weak, feeble, ambivalent, wavering, shrinking, milquetoast, yellow, trembling, afraid, apprehensive, capricious |