English Explanatory Dictionary

timid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking in courage or confidence.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪmɪd/ en-us-timid.ogg

Word forms

timid timider more timid timidest most timid

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin timeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin timidusder. Middle French timideder. English timid From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”).

Synonyms

fearful timorous cautious shy bashful alert attentive careful cautelous canny chary circumspect conservative deliberate discreet guarded heedful heedy hesitant meticulous mindful prudent reckful safe sensible slow tentative timid well-advised wary abashed backward bookish coy distant embarrassed mousy unassertive passive quiet reclusive retiring shamefast sheep-faced sheepish submissive uncommunicative

Antonyms

courageous daredevil dauntless bellicose reckless rash aggressive confident

Related words

intimidate intimidation

Derived words

timid as a mouse timid as a rabbit timidity timidly timidness
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