timorous

Meaning

Fearful; afraid; timid.

Synonyms

timid

fearful

😨

shy

afraid

faint-hearted

pusillanimous

bashful

cowardly

anxious

sheepish

trepid

craven

wild

coward

scared

mousy

skittish

skulker

sore

spineless

tender

unadventurous

unobtrusive

white livered

wimpy

worried

😟

yellow

chicken hearted

blate

weak kneed

boggler

abashed

lily livered

aspen

chickenhearted

chicken-hearted

dastardly

demure

faint

fainthearted

frightened

impatient

mealymouthed

modest

mousey

scary

sensitive

shamefaced

Translations

timoré

tímido

angstig

😨

schuw

bang

timide

peureux

😨

furchtsam

😨

craintive

craintif

😟

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪməɹəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor (“fear”), from timeō (“I fear”). Doublet of timoroso.