TIMID
What does "TIMID" mean?
Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened or shy.
Meanings
- Lacking in boldness; nervous and hesitant. He gave a timid knock, half-hoping no one would answer.
- Cautious or unadventurous in approach or scale. Critics called the reforms timid and overdue. figurative
Did you know?
- 'Timid' and 'intimidate' are blood relatives: both grow from the Latin 'timere', to fear - so to intimidate someone is, etymologically, to make them timid.
Word origin
From Latin 'timidus', meaning 'fearful', from the verb 'timēre', 'to fear'; the same root gives English 'timorous' and 'intimidate'.
Remember it
TIMID = 'Tiny Inner Mouse, Is Doubtful' - the small, shrinking-back feeling.
A little poem
The door stood open all the afternoon;
he rehearsed the knock a hundred times-
and left as the porch light came on too soon.
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Wordplay
- Why did the timid student raise half a hand? He wasn't sure he was sure.
What it teaches
Fear shrinks the door, not the room; the bold and the timid stand before the same threshold.
Quick facts
What does TIMID mean?
Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened or shy.
Is TIMID a valid word?
Yes — TIMID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TIMID?
TIMID has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TIMID come from?
From Latin 'timidus', meaning 'fearful', from the verb 'timēre', 'to fear'; the same root gives English 'timorous' and 'intimidate'.
What can TIMID teach us?
Fear shrinks the door, not the room; the bold and the timid stand before the same threshold.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.