pavidadj.

Brit.

/ˈpavɪd/, U.S.

/ˈpævɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pavidus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pavidus frightened, fearful < pavēre to be frightened (verb indicating state, corresponding to pavīre to beat, strike: see pave v.) + -idus -id suffix¹. Compare French †pavide (1611 in Cotgrave), Italian pavido (1342).

Chiefly literary.

Fearful, timid.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective]

arghc885

unboldc897

bletheOE

feyOE

frightfula1325

fearedc1330

fearfulc1374

ferdfula1382

palea1393

ferdya1400

ghastful1422

tremblingc1430

timorousc1450

cremeuse1477

craintive1490

cocklea1500

sheepish?1518

awfula1522

meticulousc1540

timidc1550

sheepa1556

tremebundc1560

timorsomec1600

tremulous1611

pigeon-hearteda1625

affrightful1631

formidolous1656

pavid1656

timidous1658

unsupported1694

tender-nosed1700

scary1773

pippin-hearted1809

kitten-hearted1831

funky1835

misventurous1849

milksoppish1852

tender-footed1854

fearsome1863

scare1885

milksoppy1886

milksopping1888

cotton wool1909

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pavid, fearful, timerous, quaking, starting.

1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 92 That Dread and pavid manlessness, that seised the Inhabitants.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Contrib. to Punch in Wks. (1902) VI. 468 The pavid matron within the one vehicle..shrieked and trembled.

1917 G. W. E. Russell Polit. & Personalities iv. x. 365 It is better to be taken by surprise than to spend one's life in pavid apprehension of a danger that may be very far off.

1994 Washington Times (Nexis) 28 Oct. a23 Old Right conservatives have warned of the wobbly wills and pavid politics of neo-conservative champions.

Derivatives

paˈvidity n. [compare post-classical Latin paviditas (5th cent.)] rare fearfulness, timidity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun]

arghtha1250

arghshipc1275

arghness1340

faintness1398

ferdfulness1398

timorosity1490

timiditya1513

timorousnessa1513

unboldness?1520

timerity1582

inaudacity?1594

unhardiness1611

to lie aback1636

meticulosity1655

pavidity1656

afraidness1669

timidness1680

sheepishness1712

funkiness1859

fearsomeness1891

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pavidity, dread, fear, timerousness.

1994 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Nexis) 5 Nov. 3 e Her Pavlovian behavior, rooted in pavidity, would be rewarded with a polite smile and a curt nod.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pavid
释义	pavidadj. Brit. /ˈpavɪd/, U.S. /ˈpævɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pavidus. Etymology: < classical Latin pavidus frightened, fearful < pavēre to be frightened (verb indicating state, corresponding to pavīre to beat, strike: see pave v.) + -idus -id suffix¹. Compare French †pavide (1611 in Cotgrave), Italian pavido (1342). Chiefly literary. Fearful, timid. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] arghc885 unboldc897 bletheOE feyOE frightfula1325 fearedc1330 fearfulc1374 ferdfula1382 palea1393 ferdya1400 ghastful1422 tremblingc1430 timorousc1450 cremeuse1477 craintive1490 cocklea1500 sheepish?1518 awfula1522 meticulousc1540 timidc1550 sheepa1556 tremebundc1560 timorsomec1600 tremulous1611 pigeon-hearteda1625 affrightful1631 formidolous1656 pavid1656 timidous1658 unsupported1694 tender-nosed1700 scary1773 pippin-hearted1809 kitten-hearted1831 funky1835 misventurous1849 milksoppish1852 tender-footed1854 fearsome1863 scare1885 milksoppy1886 milksopping1888 cotton wool1909 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pavid, fearful, timerous, quaking, starting. 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 92 That Dread and pavid manlessness, that seised the Inhabitants. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Contrib. to Punch in Wks. (1902) VI. 468 The pavid matron within the one vehicle..shrieked and trembled. 1917 G. W. E. Russell Polit. & Personalities iv. x. 365 It is better to be taken by surprise than to spend one's life in pavid apprehension of a danger that may be very far off. 1994 Washington Times (Nexis) 28 Oct. a23 Old Right conservatives have warned of the wobbly wills and pavid politics of neo-conservative champions. Derivatives paˈvidity n. [compare post-classical Latin paviditas (5th cent.)] rare fearfulness, timidity. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun] arghtha1250 arghshipc1275 arghness1340 faintness1398 ferdfulness1398 timorosity1490 timiditya1513 timorousnessa1513 unboldness?1520 timerity1582 inaudacity?1594 unhardiness1611 to lie aback1636 meticulosity1655 pavidity1656 afraidness1669 timidness1680 sheepishness1712 funkiness1859 fearsomeness1891 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pavidity, dread, fear, timerousness. 1994 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Nexis) 5 Nov. 3 e Her Pavlovian behavior, rooted in pavidity, would be rewarded with a polite smile and a curt nod. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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