Timid
['tɪmɪd]
Definition
(noun.) people who are fearful and cautious; 'whitewater rafting is not for the timid'.
(adj.) showing fear and lack of confidence .
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Definition
(a.) Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Timorous, fearful, nervous, skittish, shy, cowardly, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, easily frightened, not bold.[2]. Diffident, bashful, retiring, coy, sheepish, shrinking, blushing, shame-faced, over-modest.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fearful, pusillanimous, shy, diffident, coy, timorous, afraid, cowerly,fainthearted, inadventurous
ANT:Bold, confident, venturesome, courageous, overventuresome, {[ruab]?},audacious
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Definition
adj. fearful: wanting courage: faint-hearted.—n. Timid′ity quality or state of being timid: want of courage.—adv. Tim′idly.—n. Tim′idness.—adv. Timorō′so (mus.) timid hesitating to be so rendered.—adj. Tim′orous timid: indicating fear.—adv. Tim′orously.—n. Tim′orousness.—adj. Tim′orsome (Scot.) easily frightened.
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Examples
- What was there in this simple and somewhat pretty sleeping-closet to startle the most timid? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And Meg offered her hand with a gesture both affectionate and timid. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Certainly, in her timid yet earnest advance to friendship, it could not be denied that there was a most exquisite and fairy charm. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am not timid generally, but I am always afraid of him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It is those who injure women who get the most kindness from them--they are born timid and tyrants and maltreat those who are humblest before them. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The timid little beauty promises in all earnestness to be trustworthy. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Jos, a clumsy and timid horseman, did not look to advantage in the saddle. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They will have heard all the tumult, Fieldhead and the cottage are so near; and Hortense is timid in such matters--so, no doubt, is Mrs. Pryor. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The poor soul grew so timid that she actually left off bullying Briggs any more, and clung to her niece, more fond and terrified every day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She came up after him, in the usual plain dress, and with the usual timid manner. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It seems as inevitable that voyaging should make men free in their minds as that settlement within a narrow horizon should make men timid and servile. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Gladly would I give it if I could, but I only know that it was the whim of my timid Viola, and I yielded to it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How was she to bare that timid little heart for the inspection of those young ladies with their bold black eyes? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Perdita, even where she loved, was reserved and timid; Idris was frank and confiding. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- After taking a timid peep at him lying on his back, with his rusty hands under his head for a pillow, his son lay down too, and fell asleep again. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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