Tim·id a. Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.
Syn: -- Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
-- Tim*id*ly, adv. -- Tim*id*ness, n.
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timid
adj 1: showing fear and lack of confidence [ant: bold]
2: contemptibly timid
3: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and
abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid
responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident, shy,
unsure]
4: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart
ne'er won fair lady" [syn: faint, fainthearted]
n : people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is
not for the timid" [syn: cautious] [ant: brave]