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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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The meaning of TIMID is lacking in courage or self-confidence. How to use timid in a sentence.
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 phrasal verb. chicken out phrasal verb.
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 /
1. Lacking self-confidence; shy. 2. Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses. [Latin timidus, from timēre, to fear.] ti·mid′i·ty, tim′id·ness n. tim′id·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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."
timid. adjective. /ˈtɪmɪd/. /ˈtɪmɪd/. shy and nervous; not brave. He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in. They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes). a timid voice. Deer are naturally timid creatures.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective timid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Timid definition: lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.. See examples of TIMID used in a sentence.
shy and easily frightened: a timid little boy. timidly. adverb. timidity. noun [ U ] uk / tɪˈmɪdəti / us. (Definition of timid from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
