timid
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See also tímid
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From French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeo (“I fear”).
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timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)
- Lacking in courage or confidence.
- John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.
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Translations [edit]
lacking in courage or confidence
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External links [edit]
- 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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Adjective [edit]
timid m and n
