timid

tim·id

T0222100 (tĭm′ĭd)adj. tim·id·er, tim·id·est 1. Lacking self-confidence; shy.2. Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.

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[Latin timidus, from timēre, to fear.]

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ti·mid′i·ty, tim′id·ness n.tim′id·ly adv.

timid

(ˈtɪmɪd) adj1. easily frightened or upset, esp by human contact; shy2. indicating shyness or fear[C16: from Latin timidus, from timēre to fear] tiˈmidity, ˈtimidness n ˈtimidly adv

tim•id

(ˈtɪm ɪd)

adj. , -er, -est. 1. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or boldness; timorous; shy. 2. indicating fear or lack of assurance: a timid manner. [1540–50; < Latin timidus fearful =tim(ēre) to fear + -idus -id⁴] ti•mid′i•ty, tim′id•ness, n. tim′id•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	timid - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"cautiouspeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"brave - people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
Adj.	1.	timid - showing fear and lack of confidenceunadventurous - lacking in boldnessafraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelleybold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
	2.	timid - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"shy, unsure, diffident
	3.	timid - lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"fainthearted, faint-hearted, faintcowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

timid

adjective nervous, shy, retiring, modest, shrinking, fearful, cowardly, apprehensive, coy, diffident, bashful, mousy, timorous, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, irresolute A timid child, she had learnt obedience at an early age.
confident, brave, daring, bold, forward, aggressive, fierce, arrogant, forceful, fearless, shameless, self-confident, unabashed, self-assured, presumptuous, ballsy (taboo slang)

timid

adjective1. Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner:backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, self-effacing, shy.2. Given to or exhibiting hesitation:halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, tentative, vacillant, vacillatory.

Translations

胆怯的

timid

(ˈtimid) adjective easily frightened; nervous; shy. A mouse is a timid creature. 膽怯的 胆怯的ˈtimidly adverb 羞怯地，膽怯地 胆小的，羞怯地 tiˈmidity noun 膽怯，羞怯 胆怯，羞怯 ˈtimidness noun 膽怯 胆怯