Home / Dictionary / Timid

Timid Common

Timid has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

people who are fearful and cautious

"whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

Adjective
1

showing fear and lack of confidence

2

lacking self-confidence

"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"

"problems that call for bold not timid responses"

"a very unsure young man"

3

lacking conviction or boldness or courage

"faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

4

Lacking in courage or confidence.

Example Sentences
"whitewater rafting is not for the timid" noun
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed" adjective
"problems that call for bold not timid responses" adjective
"a very unsure young man" adjective
"faint heart ne'er won fair lady" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
brave bold confident
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
people
Rhyming Words
mid omid amid imid mimid limid fumid cimid tumid humid almid elmid immid iamid hamid desmid schmid spumid agamid fosmid
Compare
Timid vs