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
• timid
• shy

Antonyms

• daredevil
• dauntless
• reckless

Translations

fearful, timid

Bosnian: plašljiv (bs), preplašen (bs) French: timoré (fr) m., timorée (fr) f., craintif (fr) m., craintive (fr) f. Italian: timido (it)

Russian: боязливый (ru) Spanish: tímido (es)