timid

See also tímid

English

Etymology

From French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeo (“I fear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɪmɪd/

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Adjective

timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)

1. Lacking in courage or confidence.

   John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.

Synonyms

• fearful
• timorous
• shy

Antonyms

• daredevil
• dauntless
• bellicose
• reckless
• aggressive

Derived terms

• timidly

Related terms

• timidity
• timidness
• intimidate
• intimidation

Translations

lacking in courage or confidence

Arabic: جبان (jabá:n) Catalan: tímid (ca) Chinese: 膽小, 胆小 (dǎn xiǎo) Czech: bojácný (cs) m., nesmělý (cs) m. Danish: frygtsom (da) Dutch: schuchter, bedeesd (nl), schroomvallig (nl), timide (nl) Esperanto: timema (eo) Estonian: pelglik Finnish: säikky (fi), pelokas (fi), ujo (fi), arka (fi) French: timide (fr), craintif (fr) m., craintive (fr) f. German: furchtsam (de) Hungarian: félénk (hu)

Ido: timida Italian: timido (it), pavido (it), impaurito (it) Japanese: 憶病 (おくびょう, okubyō) Korean: 겁많은 (keopmaneun) Latin: meticulosus (la), timidus (la), pavidus (la) Portuguese: tímido (pt) Russian: робкий (róbkij), застенчивый (zasténchivij) Scottish Gaelic: diùid, gealtach, sgàthach Serbian: snebivljiv Spanish: tímido (es) Swedish: blyg (sv), timid (sv)

External links

• timid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• timid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Romanian

Adjective

timid m. and n.

1. timid

Related terms

• timiditate