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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 2024


timid

timid

See also: tímid

English

Adjective

timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)

  1. Lacking in courage or confidence.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess:
      When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. []. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.
    John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.

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  • timid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • timid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French timide and Latin timidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈmid/

Adjective

timid m, n (feminine singular timidă, masculine plural timizi, feminine and neuter plural timide)

  1. timid, shy

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