From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus, from timeō ("I fear").

• IPA: /ˈtɪmɪd/

timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)

1. Lacking in courage or confidence.

   Synonyms: fearful, timorous, shy, Thesaurus:cautious, Thesaurus:shy

   Antonyms: courageous, daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, reckless, aggressive, confident

   John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC ↗:

     When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.

• intimidate
• intimidation

• French: timide, craintif
• German: furchtsam, zaghaft, zögerlich, schüchtern, befangen, ängstlich, kopfscheu, kleinmütig, verhuscht, verzagt, zag, timide, timid, scheu
• Italian: timido, pavido, impaurito
• Portuguese: tímido, acanhado
• Russian: ро́бкий
• Spanish: tímido