different between timid vs shrinking

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

English

Etymology

shrink +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?????k??/
• Hyphenation: shrink?ing

Verb

shrinking

1. present participle of shrink

Noun

shrinking (plural shrinkings)

1. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
   • 1822, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal (volume 6, page 10)

     […] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]