timid 音标拼音: [t'ɪmɪd]
a . 胆小的,羞怯的
胆小的,羞怯的
timid adj 1 :
showing fear and lack of confidence [
ant : {
bold }]
2 :
lacking self -
confidence ; "
stood in the doorway diffident and abashed "; "
problems that call for bold not timid responses ";
"
a very unsure young man " [
synonym : {
diffident }, {
shy }, {
timid },
{
unsure }] [
ant : {
confident }]
3 :
lacking conviction or boldness or courage ; "
faint heart ne '
er won fair lady " [
synonym : {
faint }, {
fainthearted }, {
timid },
{
faint -
hearted }]
n 1 :
people who are fearful and cautious ; "
whitewater rafting is not for the timid " [
synonym : {
timid }, {
cautious }] [
ant :
{
brave }]
Timid \
Tim "
id \,
a . [
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Poor is the triumph o '
er the timid hare . --
Thomson .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Fearful ;
timorous ;
afraid ;
cowardly ;
pusillanimous ;
faint -
hearted ;
shrinking ;
retiring .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Tim "
id *
ly },
adv . -- {
Tim "
id *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
88 Moby Thesaurus words for "
timid ":
afraid ,
apprehensive ,
bashful ,
cautious ,
chicken ,
chickenhearted ,
confused ,
conscious ,
coward ,
cowardly ,
cowed ,
coy ,
craven ,
daunted ,
demure ,
demurring ,
diffident ,
dismayed ,
fainthearted ,
faltering ,
fearful ,
fearing ,
fearsome ,
frightened ,
funking ,
funky ,
goosy ,
gutless ,
henhearted ,
hesitant ,
hesitating ,
humble ,
in fear ,
inarticulate ,
intimidated ,
jibbing ,
jumpy ,
lily -
livered ,
milk -
livered ,
milksoppish ,
milksoppy ,
modest ,
mousy ,
nervous ,
overtimid ,
overtimorous ,
panic -
prone ,
panicky ,
pigeonhearted ,
pusillanimous ,
rabbity ,
retiring ,
scared ,
scary ,
scrupling ,
self -
conscious ,
shaky ,
shamefaced ,
shamefast ,
shilly -
shallying ,
shivery ,
shrinking ,
shy ,
sissified ,
sissy ,
skittery ,
skittish ,
soft ,
stammering ,
startlish ,
sticking ,
stickling ,
straining ,
tentative ,
timorous ,
trembling ,
tremulous ,
trepidant ,
trigger -
happy ,
unassertive ,
unassured ,
unmanly ,
unmanned ,
weak ,
weak -
kneed ,
weakhearted ,
white -
livered ,
yellow
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TIMID Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of TIMID is lacking in courage or self-confidence How to use timid in a sentence
TIMID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary TIMID definition: 1 shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened: 2 shy and nervous; without much… Learn more
TIMID Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Timid definition: lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy See examples of TIMID used in a sentence
Timid - definition of timid by The Free Dictionary 1 lacking in self-assurance, courage, or boldness; timorous; shy 2 indicating fear or lack of assurance: a timid manner
timid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of timid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
timid, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . timid, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
TIMID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone's attitudes or actions as timid, you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions
Timid - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Timid means "overly cautious or fearful," like a timid driver who drives very slowly or avoids highways altogether Timid comes from the Middle French word timide, meaning "easily frightened, shy "
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TIMID Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam . . . Synonyms for TIMID: shy, fearful, timorous, scary, scared, mousy, afraid, terrified; Antonyms of TIMID: daring, bold, adventurous, brave, hardy, fearless, courageous, audacious