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timid

English

Etymology

From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (full of fear, fearful, timid), from time? (I fear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?m?d/

Adjective

timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)

  1. Lacking in courage or confidence.
    Synonyms: fearful, timorous, shy; see also Thesaurus:cautious, Thesaurus:shy
    Antonyms: daredevil, dauntless, bellicose, reckless, aggressive

Derived terms

  • timidly
  • timidness

Related terms

  • intimidate
  • intimidation
  • timidity

Translations

Further reading

  • timid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • timid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • dimit

Ibaloi

Noun

timid

  1. (anatomy) chin

Ilocano

Noun

timid

  1. (anatomy) chin

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French timide and Latin timidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti?mid/

Adjective

timid m or n (feminine singular timid?, masculine plural timizi, feminine and neuter plural timide)

  1. timid, shy

Declension

Related terms

  • timiditate

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distressing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??st??s??/

Adjective

distressing (comparative more distressing, superlative most distressing)

  1. Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.

Translations

Verb

distressing

  1. present participle of distress

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