timidadjective
uk/ˈtɪm.ɪd/us/ˈtɪm.ɪd/C2 shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened:
Kieran is a timid child.
My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cowardly
- bottle
- bottle out
- chicken
- chicken out
- chickenshit
- coward
- craven
- fainthearted
- gutless
- lily-livered
- pusillanimous
- spineless
- timorous
- weak-kneed
- wimp
- wimp out
- yellow
timidity
noun [ U ] uk/tɪˈmɪd.ə.ti/us/tɪˈmɪd.ə.t̬i/
timidly
adverb uk/ˈtɪm.ɪd.li/us/ˈtɪm.ɪd.li/
"Um, excuse me," he said timidly.