Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
timid — TIMÍD, Ă, timizi, de, adj. (Despre oameni; adesea substantivat) Lipsit de îndrăzneală, de încredere în sine; sfios, ruşinos; (despre însuşirile sau acţiunile oamenilor) care dovedeşte, trădează o astfel de fire. – Din fr. timide, lat. timidus.… … Dicționar Român
timid — timid, *timorous both mean so fearful and apprehensive as to hesitate or hold back. Timid stresses lack of courage and daring and usually implies extreme cautiousness and fearfulness of change or of venture into the unknown or uncertain {a timid… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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. [1913 Webster] Poor is the triumph o er the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
timid — [adj] shy afraid, ambivalent, apprehensive, badgered, bashful, browbeaten, bullied, capricious, cowardly, cowed, cowering, coy, daunted, demure, diffident, fainthearted, fearful, feeble, frightened, gentle, having cold feet*, humble, intimidated … New thesaurus
timid — [tim′id] adj. [L timidus < timere, to fear] 1. easily frightened; lacking self confidence; shy; timorous 2. showing fear or lack of self confidence; hesitant [a timid reply] SYN. AFRAID timidity [tə mid′ə tē] n. timidness timidly adv … English World dictionary
Timīd — (lat.), schüchtern, zaghaft … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Timid — Timīd (lat.), furchtsam, schüchtern, zaghaft … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Timid — Timid, vom lat. timidus, furchtsam, schüchtern; Timidität, Furchtsamkeit … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
timid — index diffident, hesitant, irresolute, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
timid — (adj.) 1540s, from M.Fr. timide easily frightened, shy, from L. timidus fearful, from timere to fear. Related: Timidly; timidness … Etymology dictionary
timid — ► ADJECTIVE (timider, timidest) ▪ lacking in courage or confidence. DERIVATIVES timidity noun timidly adverb timidness noun. ORIGIN Latin timidus, from timere to fear … English terms dictionary
