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Webster 1913 Edition

Timid

Tim′id

,
Adj.
[L.
timidus
, fr.
timere
to fear; cf. Skr.
tam
to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F.
timide
.]
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Poor is the triumph o’er the
timid
hare.
Thomson.
Syn. – Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
–
Tim′id-ly
,
adv.
–
Tim′id-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Timid

TIM'ID

,
Adj.
[L. timidus, from timeo, to fear.] Fearful; wanting courage to meet danger; timorous; not bold.
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare.

Definition 2025

tímid

tímid

See also: timid

Catalan

Adjective

tímid m ‎(feminine tímida, masculine plural tímids, feminine plural tímides)

  1. timid; shy

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲiːmʲədʲ]

Verb

tímid

  1. (Ulster) first-person plural present indicative independent of feic

Related terms

  • feicimid (dependent; in standard and Connacht both dependent and independent)

Etymology

Latin timidus.

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