timorous

English

Alternative forms

• timourous (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɪməɹəs/

Etymology

From Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor fear, from timeō to be afraid.

Adjective

timorous (comparative more timorous, superlative most timorous)

1. fearful, afraid, timid
   • by Robert Burns

     Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rous beastie,

     Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!

   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 16

     He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.

Synonyms

• (fearful): fearful, shy, timid

Antonyms

• (fearful): daredevil, dauntless, reckless

Translations

fearful, timid

• Dutch: angstig (nl), schuw (nl),verlegen (nl),
• French: timoré (fr) m, timorée (fr) f, craintif (fr) m, craintive (fr) f
• Italian: timido (it)

• Russian: боязливый (ru) (bojazlivyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: plašljiv (sh), preplašen (sh)
• Spanish: tímido (es)