timid
Noun
- people who are fearful and cautious
- "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
Adjective
- Lacking courage, confidence, or boldness; shy.
- showing fear and lack of confidence
- lacking self-confidence
- "problems that call for bold not timid responses"
Adjective Satellite
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage
Adj
- Lacking in courage or confidence.
Examples
- A TIMID player might avoid risky plays for high points, sticking to safe, short words.
- John's a very timid person. I doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“I fear”).
Synonyms
cautious, diffident, faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted, shy, unsure, abashed, alert, attentive, bashful, bookish, canny, careful, cautelous, chary, circumspect, conservative, coy, deliberate, discreet, distant, embarrassed, fearful, guarded, heedful, heedy, hesitant, meticulous, mindful, mousy, passive, prudent, quiet, reckful, reclusive, retiring, safe, sensible, shamefast, sheep-faced, sheepish, slow, submissive, tentative, timid, timorous, uncommunicative, wary, well-advised
Antonyms
bold, brave, confident, aggressive, bellicose, courageous, daredevil, dauntless, rash, reckless
Scrabble Score: 8
timid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtimid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
timid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary