Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Timid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam
to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous;
not bold; fearful; shy.
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.
Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;
faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. -- {Tim"id*ly}, adv.
-- {Tim"id*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
timid
adj 1: showing fear and lack of confidence [ant: {bold}]
2: contemptibly timid
3: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and
abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid
responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {shy},
{unsure}]
4: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart
ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {fainthearted}]
n : people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is
not for the timid" [syn: {cautious}] [ant: {brave}]
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