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- DictionaryTim·id/ˈtiməd/
adjective
- 1. showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened: "I was too timid to ask for what I wanted"
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. chicken out. cravenness. fainthearted. gutless.
Timid definition: lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.. See examples of TIMID used in a sentence.
Timid means "overly cautious or fearful," like a timid driver who drives very slowly or avoids highways altogether.
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.
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.
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.
