timid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: timid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for timid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
timid adj showing fear and lack of confidence Antonym(s): bold lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" Synonym(s): diffident, shy, timid, unsure Antonym(s): confident lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" Synonym(s): faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted n people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" Synonym(s): timid, cautious Antonym(s): brave
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.] Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson. Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. -- {Tim"idly}, adv. -- {Tim"idness}, n.