timid
Lacking in courage or confidence.
Example
“John's a very timid person. I doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.”
Related words
- timidsome
- untimid
- timid as a mouse
- timid as a rabbit
- timidity
- timidly
- timidness
Word history
From Latin "timidus" (full of fear, fearful, timid).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “timid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.