timid

adj., -er, -est.

1. Lacking self-confidence; shy.
2. 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.

adjective

1. Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner: backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, self-effacing, shy¹. See restraint/unrestraint.
2. Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, tentative, vacillant, vacillatory. See decide/hesitate.

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)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frygtsom, forskræmt, bange, sky

Nederlands (Dutch)
schuchter

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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