timid

timid
[[t]tɪ̱mɪd[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED Timid people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.

A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.

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timidity [[t]tɪmɪ̱dɪti[/t]] N-UNCOUNT

She doesn't ridicule my timidity.

timidly ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v

The little boy stepped forward timidly and shook Leo's hand.

2) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone's attitudes or actions as timid, you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions.

The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments...

The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.

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timidity N-UNCOUNT

He was soon disillusioned by the government's timidity on social reform.

timidly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

A number of these states are moving timidly towards multi-party democracy.


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  • timid — timid, *timorous both mean so fearful and apprehensive as to hesitate or hold back. Timid stresses lack of courage and daring and usually implies extreme cautiousness and fearfulness of change or of venture into the unknown or uncertain {a timid… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Timid — Tim id, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.] Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. [1913 Webster] Poor is the triumph o er the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • timid — [adj] shy afraid, ambivalent, apprehensive, badgered, bashful, browbeaten, bullied, capricious, cowardly, cowed, cowering, coy, daunted, demure, diffident, fainthearted, fearful, feeble, frightened, gentle, having cold feet*, humble, intimidated …   New thesaurus

  • timid — [tim′id] adj. [L timidus < timere, to fear] 1. easily frightened; lacking self confidence; shy; timorous 2. showing fear or lack of self confidence; hesitant [a timid reply] SYN. AFRAID timidity [tə mid′ə tē] n. timidness timidly adv …   English World dictionary

  • Timīd — (lat.), schüchtern, zaghaft …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Timid — Timīd (lat.), furchtsam, schüchtern, zaghaft …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Timid — Timid, vom lat. timidus, furchtsam, schüchtern; Timidität, Furchtsamkeit …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • timid — index diffident, hesitant, irresolute, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • timid — (adj.) 1540s, from M.Fr. timide easily frightened, shy, from L. timidus fearful, from timere to fear. Related: Timidly; timidness …   Etymology dictionary

  • timid — ► ADJECTIVE (timider, timidest) ▪ lacking in courage or confidence. DERIVATIVES timidity noun timidly adverb timidness noun. ORIGIN Latin timidus, from timere to fear …   English terms dictionary

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