Timid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
  • adj. Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Lacking in courage or confidence.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Fearful; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking self-confidence
  • adj. showing fear and lack of confidence
  • adj. lacking conviction or boldness or courage
  • n. people who are fearful and cautious
    • Equivalent
    mousey    intimidated    fearful    timorous    trepid    bashful    mousy    coy    cowardly   
    Antonym
    assured    bold    confident    venturesome    reckless    dauntless    bellicose    agressive    daredevil   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    people   
    Cross Reference
    bashful   
    Form
    timidly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    faint-hearted    pusillanimous    afraid    cowardly    shrinking    fearful    timorous    retiring    shy    meticulous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shy    gentle    weak    cautious    nervous    foolish    humble    sad    brave   
     
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