timid
60
3.5
- adjective
- /ˈtɪmɪd/
:
tímido
- The scientists were too timid, and the public went to sleep.
- very timid
- too timid
- more timid
It made a part of me timid and fearful.
- It made a part of me timid and fearful.
- She's a little timid, but she is so sweet.
- I mean, and he's timid and scared and everything.
- And so we're all, I'm always timid and it just, it feels like it's not going to stop.
- I would still go and it's very, very quiet, reserved, timid, sat in the back.
- And so you're embarrassed and you're shy and you're timid.
- But if I had been more timid or something, I would have said OK, and I would have left.
- You enter the clinic, shoulders weighed down by white coat pockets, book stuffed, timid.
- Here everyone says, I wish I had as much luck as I have since they readily admit that they're timid.
Examples
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Now is not the time to be timid or indecisive.
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The timid puppy hid behind its owner whenever strangers approached.
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And when I say timid, I mean a little afraid to sell.
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But if I had been more timid or something, I would have said OK, and I would have left.
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Nothing, really, just... the more timid investors are no longer running for cover.
Fiction book (1994) -
The old woman would look up and smile, a timid smile that stretched across her.
Fiction book (1991) -
She's a little timid, but she is so sweet.
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He is a very loving, in certain ways even timid soul.
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"From the far end of the table, a small, timid-looking fellow raised his hand at that suggestion.
Fiction book (1991) -
President Bush made what summit-watchers called a surprisingly timid effort to break down their resistance.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
343
1.0
Nervous and likely to avoid people or new situations
143
1.3
Feeling afraid or nervous and easily frightened
84
3.9
Feeling fear and avoiding dangerous or difficult situations
24
5.7
Lacking strength, courage, or strong flavor
18
3.2
Shy and easily embarrassed, avoiding attention
14
7.4
Being quiet, modest, and often shy
11
8.7
Being very afraid and not willing to face danger
7
7.9
Feeling nervous about doing something because of a past bad experience
4
8.0
Shy and not confident about speaking or acting in front of others
3
9.9
Not brave and easily frightened
3
6.8
Easily frightened and likely to avoid hard or scary things
2
9.9
Easily afraid and not willing to take risks
1
8.6
Feeling nervous and lacking confidence in new situations
1
8.4
Very easily frightened and nervous, often jumping at small noises
1
9.9
Feeling nervous and afraid to do something new
Being very easily frightened and not brave
Feels very shy and nervous around people
Not confident and acting unsure
Antonyms
Idioms
How Timid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Timid comes from the Latin word timidus, from timere meaning 'to fear'. Think of someone stepping back in fear or smiling quietly because they are afraid — that's why timid means 'easily frightened or shy'.