Meaning

noun people who are fearful and cautious

adjective showing fear and lack of confidence

adjective lacking self-confidence

originEtymology tree Latin timeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin timidusder. Middle French timideder. English timid From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”).

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