timid

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɪmɪd/ === Adjective === timid (comparative timider or more timid, superlative timidest or most timid) Lacking in courage or confidence. Synonyms: fearful, timorous, cautious, shy, bashful; see also Thesaurus:cautious, Thesaurus:shy Antonyms: courageous, daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, reckless, rash, aggressive, confident ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== intimidate intimidation ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “timid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “timid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === dimit == Ibaloi == === Noun === timid (anatomy) chin == Ilocano == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timid, compare Tetum timir. === Noun === timid (anatomy) chin == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === Inherited from French timide (“shy, timid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiˈmid/ Rhymes: -id === Adjective === timid shy, timid == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French timide and Latin timidus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiˈmid/ === Adjective === timid m or n (feminine singular timidă, masculine plural timizi, feminine/neuter plural timide) timid, shy ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== timiditate == Swedish == === Adjective === timid (comparative timidare, superlative timidast) timid ==== Declension ==== === References === “timid”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “timid”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “timid”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)