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    timid
    /ˈtɪmɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened: "I was too timid to ask for what I wanted"

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  2. shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened: Kieran is a timid child. My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs. Synonym. fainthearted. Compare. shy adjective (NERVOUS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cowardly. be afraid of your own shadow idiom. bottle out. chicken out. cravenness. fainthearted. gutless.

  3. The meaning of TIMID is lacking in courage or self-confidence. How to use timid in a sentence.

  4. Timid definition: lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.. See examples of TIMID used in a sentence.

  5. Timid means "overly cautious or fearful," like a timid driver who drives very slowly or avoids highways altogether. Timid comes from the Middle French word timide, meaning "easily frightened, shy."

  6. Timid people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves. A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age. Synonyms: nervous, shy, retiring, modest More Synonyms of timid. timidity (tɪmɪdɪti ) uncountable noun. She doesn't ridicule my timidity.

  7. Definition of timid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. 1. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or boldness; timorous; shy. 2. indicating fear or lack of assurance: a timid manner. [1540–50; < Latin timidus fearful = tim (ēre) to fear + -idus -id 4] ti•mid′i•ty, tim′id•ness, n. tim′id•ly, adv.

  9. the quality of being shy and nervous : We could not overcome our timidity to say that we loved each other. He said the policy was based on political timidity. See. timid. More examplesFewer examples. He was embarrassed by his own timidity, since he was not brave enough to participate protests.

  10. Origin timid (1500-1600) Latin timidus, from timere; → TIMOROUS. timid meaning, definition, what is timid: not having courage or confidence: Learn more.

  11. Timid people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves. A timid child, she had learned obedience at an early age. American English : timid / ˈtɪmɪd /

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