Definition of timid Timid
/tɪˈmɪd/ - [timid] - tim•id
We found 8 definitions of timid from 5 different sources.
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What does timid mean?
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NounPlural: timids |
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| timid - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" | ||
| cautious | ||
| people members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?" | ||
Adjectivetimid, timidder, timiddest |
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| timid - showing fear and lack of confidence | ||
| bold fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" | ||
| afraid filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" | ||
| backward directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" | ||
| cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley | ||
| unadventurous lacking in boldness | ||
| unassertive inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person" | ||
| timidity, timorousness fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities | ||
| bashful disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) | ||
| coy modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled" | ||
| timorous, trepid, fearful experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism" | ||
| intimidated made timid or fearful as by threats | ||
| timid - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" | ||
| diffident, shy, unsure | ||
| timid - lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" | ||
| faint, fainthearted, faint-hearted | ||
| cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley | ||
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Wiktionary 
- timid (Adjective)
Lacking in courage or confidence.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- timid (a.)
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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timid
tim′id, adj. fearful: wanting courage: faint-hearted.—n. Timid′ity, quality or state of being timid: want of courage.—adv. Tim′idly.—n. Tim′idness.—adv. Timorō′so (mus.), timid, hesitating, to be so rendered.—adj. Tim′orous, timid: indicating fear.—adv. Tim′orously.—n. Tim′orousness.—adj. Tim′orsome (Scot.), easily frightened. [Fr.,—L. timidus—timēre, to fear.]
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