timid
/ˈtɪmɪd/
timid adjective: lacking in courage or confidence.
Adjective
timid (comparative timider or more timid, superlative timidest or most timid)
- Lacking in courage or confidence.
- John's a very timid person. I doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.
- 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.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Antonyms:
- courageous, daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, reckless, rash, aggressive, confident
timid meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
timid in Hindi
- timid, cowardly, weak-hearted
- डरपोक ḍarpok
- timid, cowardly
- कायर kāyar
- timid
- संकोचशील saṅkocśīl
timid in Tamil
- கோழையான, எளிதில் அஞ்சுகிற
timid in Urdu
- timid, cowardly
- ڈرپوک ḍarpok
timid in Bengali
- timid, easily frightened
- ভিতু bhitu
More languagesFewer languages
- timid in Telugu
- పేద pēda
- timid in Malayalam
- ഭയന്ന, ശങ്കയുളള, കുറഞ്ഞ
- timid in Kannada
- ಬೇಡ, ಹೇಡಿ, ಹೆದರುವ, ಅಂಜುಬುರುಕನಾದ
- timid in Punjabi
- ਕਾਇਰ kāiră
- timid in Gujarati
- કાયર kāyar
- timid in Sanskrit
- भीत bhītá
- timid in Arabic
- جَبَان jabān
- timid in Persian
- ترسو
- timid in Vietnamese
- rụt rè
- timid in Myanmar
- ရှက် hrak
Examples of timid in a sentence
- He seems like too timid a man to fill the pulpit at such a large church.
- The comedy club's audience was known for hooting down timid performers.
- He burned his fingers in the stock market and has been timid about investing ever since.
Synonyms of timid
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Antonyms
Forms of timid
| comparative | timider |
|---|---|
| comparative | more timid |
| superlative | timidest |
| superlative | most timid |
Origin of timid
From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”).
Words formed from timid
Questions about timid
- What does timid mean?
- Timid means lacking in courage or confidence.
- What is timid in Hindi?
- Timid in Hindi is डरपोक (ḍarpok), कायर (kāyar), संकोचशील (saṅkocśīl). See Timid meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is timid?
- Timid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce timid?
- Timid is pronounced /ˈtɪmɪd/.
Words near timid in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: timid (page history and authors); कायर (Hindi) (page history and authors); timid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ڈرپوک (Urdu) (page history and authors); ভিতু (Bengali) (page history and authors); పేద (Telugu) (page history and authors); timid (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); timid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕਾਇਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); કાયર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); भीत (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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