timid

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun people who are fearful and cautious
  2. adjective showing fear and lack of confidence
  3. adjective lacking self-confidence

Etymology

From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”).

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Synonyms

cautious

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