timid

Lacking in courage or confidence.

Opposite of

courageous, daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, reckless, rash, aggressive, confident

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪmɪd/

Etymology

From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“I fear”).

Synonyms

shy

fearful

😨

bashful

cowardly

faint-hearted

timorous

afraid

coward

frightened

pusillanimous

diffident

modest

weak

craven

fainthearted

spineless

chicken-hearted

indecisive

embarrassed

nervous

apprehensive

irresolute

cautious

coy

sheepish

faint

ashamed

harmless

scared

anxious

yellow

constraining

submissive

tame

alarmed

skittish

lily-livered

demure

unmanly

reserved

humble

hesitant

retiring

grouchy

chicken

🐔

crybaby

meek

feared

cranky

mousy

Translations

tímido

timide

timido

furchtsam

😨

timoroso

ängstlich

😨

pauroso

😨

peureux

😨

tímido

bang

zaghaft

benepen

😨

beschroomd

schroomvallig

schüchtern