TIMID


Meaning of TIMID in English

/ ˈtɪmɪd; NAmE / adjective

shy and nervous; not brave :

He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in.

They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes) .

a timid voice

►  tim·id·ity / tɪˈmɪdəti; NAmE / noun [ U ]

►  tim·id·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin timidus , from timere to fear.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.