English-Thai Dictionary

timid

ADJ ขี้ขลาด  ตาขาว  ขี้กลัว  fearful bold ke-kad

 

timidity

N ความขี้ขลาด  ความกลัว  fear timidness kwam-ke-kad

 

timidness

N ความขี้ขลาด  ความกลัว  fear timidity kwam-ke-kad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TIMID

a.[L. timidus, from timeo, to fear. ] Fearful; wanting courage to meet danger; timorous; not bold. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare.

 

TIMIDITY

n.[L. timiditas.] Fearfulness; want of courage or boldness to face danger; timorousness; habitual cowardice. Timidity in one person may be a good trait of character, while in another it is a deep reproach.

 

TIMIDLY

adv. In a timid manner; weakly; without courage.

 

TIMIDNESS

n.Timidity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TIMID

Tim "id, a. Etym: [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

TIMIDITY

Ti *mid "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidité. ]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.

 

TIMIDOUS

TIMIDOUS Tim "id *ous, a.

 

Defn: Timid. [Obs. ] Hudibras.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

timid

tim id |ˈtimid ˈtɪmɪd | ▶adjective ( timider, timidest ) showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened: I was too timid to ask for what I wanted. DERIVATIVES ti mid i ty |təˈmiditē |noun, tim id ly adverb, tim id ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

timid

timid |ˈtɪmɪd | ▶adjective ( timider, timidest ) showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened: I was too timid to ask for what I wanted. DERIVATIVES timidity |-ˈmɪdɪti |noun, timidly adverb, timidness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

timid

timid adjective I was too timid to ask for what I wanted: apprehensive, fearful, easily frightened, afraid, faint-hearted, timorous, nervous, scared, frightened, cowardly, pusillanimous, spineless; shy, diffident, self-effacing; informal wimpish, wimpy, yellow, chicken, mousy, gutless, sissy, lily-livered, candy-assed, weak-kneed. ANTONYMS bold.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

timid

timid adjective I was too timid to ask for what I wanted: easily frightened, lacking courage, fearful, apprehensive, afraid, frightened, scared, faint-hearted; trembling, quaking, cowering, weak-kneed; shy, diffident, bashful, self-effacing, shrinking, unassuming, unassertive, reserved, retiring, reticent, quiet, timorous, nervous, modest, demure, coy, meek, humble; cowardly, pusillanimous, lily-livered, pigeon-hearted, spineless, craven; informal wimpish, sissy, yellow, yellow-bellied, chicken, gutless; archaic poor-spirited, recreant. ANTONYMS bold, forthcoming, brazen. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD timid, shy, bashful, diffident See shy 1 . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Duden Dictionary

timid

ti mid Adjektiv bildungssprachlich timide |tim i d |französisch timide < lateinisch timidus schüchtern; ängstlich

 

timide

ti mi de Adjektiv bildungssprachlich timid |tim i de |französisch timide < lateinisch timidus schüchtern; ängstlich

 

Timidität

Ti mi di tät Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Timidit ä t |die Timidität; Genitiv: der Timidität französisch timidité < lateinisch timiditas, zu: timidus, timid Schüchternheit, Furchtsamkeit

 

French Dictionary

timide

timide adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui manque d ’assurance, embarrassé. : Une enfant timide. C ’est une grande timide. SYNONYME gêné ; intimidé .

 

timidement

timidement adv. adverbe Avec timidité. : Ils s ’excusèrent timidement.

 

timidité

timidité n. f. nom féminin Manque d ’assurance. : « Une timidité folle me saisissait à l ’idée d ’affronter la vie des seigneurs anglais, et je reculais toujours » (Gabrielle Roy , La Détresse et l ’Enchantement ). SYNONYME embarras .

 

Spanish Dictionary

tímidamente

tímidamente adverbio Con timidez :una joven, vestida con una bata azul de trabajo, apareció en el zaguán y saludó tímidamente .

 

timidez

timidez nombre femenino 1 Sensación de inseguridad o vergüenza en uno mismo que una persona siente ante situaciones sociales nuevas y que le impide o dificulta entablar conversaciones y relacionarse con los demás :no se atrevía ni a mirarla directamente a la cara, tal era su timidez .2 Debilidad o poca claridad con que se manifiesta un fenómeno :miró hacia la ciudad y vio que empezaban a dibujarse con timidez sus proximidades con la llegada de la claridad; en la segunda mitad del siglo se introdujeron con cierta timidez algunos nuevos elementos ornamentales .

 

tímido, -da

tímido, -da adjetivo 1 [persona ] Que siente timidez :tiene dificultades para hacer amigos porque es muy tímido .2 Que implica o denota timidez :una tímida sonrisa; me contestó con voz tímida .3 Que se manifiesta con debilidad o poca claridad :se empiezan a notar unas tímidas mejoras en el paciente .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

timid

tim id /tɪ́mɪd /〖語源は 「暗やみにいる 」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 動物が 〉臆病 （おくびよう ）な ; «…に » びくびくしている «with, about » ; 内気な (→shy 1 )▸ a timid schoolgirl [dog ]おどおどした女学生 [犬 ]2 〈行動 態度などが 〉自信なさそうな, および腰の .ti mid i ty /tɪmɪ́dəti /名詞 U 小心, 臆病 ; 内気 .～ly 副詞 びくびく [おどおど ]して .～ness 名詞