timorous

adj.
Full of apprehensiveness; timid.

[Middle English, from Old French timoureus, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus, from Latin timor, timōr-, fear, from timēre, to fear.]

timorously tim'or·ous·ly adv.
timorousness tim'or·ous·ness n.

(TIM-uhr-uhs)

adjective
Full of fear, timid.

Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French timoureus, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor fear, from timere, to fear.

Usage
"For years the Punjab University, in thrall to a student mafia, has had more to do with politics and less with education. The only answer to its problems is to shut it down indefinitely, disband its tainted and timorous faculty (or post it out where it can do the least harm) and make a fresh start." — Ayaz Amir, The Evil of Our Circumstances, Dawn (Pakistan), June 30, 2000.

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adj

Definition: easily frightened
Antonyms: bold, brazen, forthcoming

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IN BRIEF: Fearful by nature.

Timorous minds are much more inclined to deliberate than to resolve. — Cardinal de Retz

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frygtsom, forsagt, bange

Nederlands (Dutch)
bang

Français (French)
adj. - timoré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ängstlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δειλός, άτολμος, συνεσταλμένος

Italiano (Italian)
timoroso, timido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - temeroso, tímido, receoso, assustadiço

Русский (Russian)
робкий, боязливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - asustadizo, tímido, timorato

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rädd, lättskrämd, ängslig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
胆怯的, 羞怯的, 胆小的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 膽怯的, 羞怯的, 膽小的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 겁 많은, 소심한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 小心な, 臆病な, おどおどした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) هياب, جبان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פחדן, חסר-אומץ‬

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