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Definition of Timid

1. Noun. People who are fearful and cautious. "Whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

2. Adjective. Showing fear and lack of confidence.

3. Adjective. Lacking self-confidence. "A very unsure young man"

4. Adjective. Lacking conviction or boldness or courage. "Faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

Definition of Timid

1. a. Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.

Definition of Timid

1. lacking courage or self-confidence [adj -IDER, -IDEST] : TIMIDLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Timid

1. Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. "Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare." (Thomson) Synonym: Fearful, timorous, afraid, cowardly, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, shrinking, retiring. Tim"idly, Tim"idness. Origin: L. Timidus, fr. Timere to fear; cf. Skr. Tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. Timide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Timid

time sense time series time sharing time sheet time signal time signature time slot time study time to come time unit

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Literary usage of Timid

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1. History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné, Henry Beveridge (1846)
"3 The timid man was anxious for speech, the strong man wished to be silent. It was because Luther discerned a power not visible to the eyes of his friend. ..."

2. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (1895)
"RECOGNITION A timid GIRL VII withdrew into the shade. She scarcely knew whether most to be amused at the singularity of the meeting, or to be concerned at ..."

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