timid
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(tĭm'ĭd) 
adj., -er, -est.
timidly tim'id·ly adv.
adj., -er, -est.
- Lacking self-confidence; shy.
- Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.
[Latin timidus, from timēre, to fear.]
timidity ti·mid'i·ty or tim'id·ness n.timidly tim'id·ly adv.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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timid
adjective
- Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner: backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, self-effacing, shy1. See restraint/unrestraint.
- Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, tentative, vacillant, vacillatory. See decide/hesitate.
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timid
adj
Definition: shy
Antonyms: bold, brave, daring, extroverted, fearless
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IN BRIEF: Fearful and cautious.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
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categories related to 'timid'
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Timid
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frygtsom, forskræmt, bange, sky
Français (French)
adj. - craintif, timide
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ängstlich, schüchtern
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δειλός, συνεσταλμένος, φοβητσιάρης
Italiano (Italian)
ansioso, timido
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tímido, acanhado, medroso
Русский (Russian)
застенчивый, робкий, пугливый, нерешительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - tímido, asustado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blyg, försagd, skygg
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
胆小的, 羞怯的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 膽小的, 羞怯的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 겁 많은, 소심한, 머뭇거리는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - おく病な, おどおどした, 臆病な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) رعديد, جبان
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ביישן, פחדן, דואג
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