timid
adjective/ˈtɪmɪd/
/ˈtɪmɪd/
- shy and nervous; not brave
- He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in.
- They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes).
- a timid voice
- Deer are naturally timid creatures.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- She looked extremely timid.
- a rather timid girl
- I was too timid to ask anyone.
- Timid children need careful handling to build up their confidence.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTimid is used with these nouns:- knock
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear’.Definitions on the go
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