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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.
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare.
Definition 2024
timid
timid
See also: tímid
English
Adjective
timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)
- 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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Translations
lacking in courage or confidence
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External links
- timid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- timid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911