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tim·id

(tĭm′ĭd)

adj. tim·id·er, tim·id·est

1. Lacking self-confidence; shy.

2. Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.

[Latin timidus, from timēre, to fear.]

ti·mid′i·ty, tim′id·ness n.

tim′id·ly adv.

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Noun 1. timidness - fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

timidity, timorousness

fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

cold feet - timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet"

shyness - a feeling of fear of embarrassment

diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt - lack of self-confidence

timidness

noun

1. An awkwardness or lack of self-confidence in the presence of others:

backwardness, bashfulness, coyness, retiringness, shyness, timidity.

2. The act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:

hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, tentativeness, timidity, to-and-fro, vacillation.

Translations

خَوْف، جُبْن، خَجَل

bázlivost

frygtsomhed

Dose

timidité

feimni; hugleysi

timidezza

bojazlivosť

çekingenlikürkeklik

胆怯

timidness

[ˈtɪmɪdnɪs] N → timidez f

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timid

(ˈtimid) adjective

easily frightened; nervous; shy. A mouse is a timid creature. klein جَبان، هَيّاب، خَجول، خَوّاف боязлив tímido plachý, bázlivý ängstlich frygtsom φοβιτσιάρης, ντροπαλός asustadizo; tímido kartlik کمرو؛ ترسو pelokas timide, craintif נפחד डरपोक plah, bojažljiv félénk takut-takut styggur; huglítill; feiminn timido, timoroso おくびょうな 겁이 많은 drovus, baikštus bailīgs; bikls; kautrīgs penakut angstig engstelig, nervøs; sky bojaźliwy شرمندوكى، وېرندونكى، ډارن tímido timid, sperios пугливый; застенчивый plachý, bojazlivý plašen plašljiv försagd, blyg, timid ขี้ขลาด korkak, ürkek, çekingen 膽怯的 полохливий, боязкий بزدل، ڈرپوک، بودا nhút nhát 胆怯的

ˈtimidly adverb

skaam بِخَوْفٍ ، بِجُبْنٍ боязливо timidamente plaše, bázlivě die Ängstlichkeit frygtsomt φοβιτσιάρικα, ντροπαλά con miedo; tímidamente kartlikult با کم رویی؛ با ترس pelokkaasti timidement, craintivement כְּמִי שֶׁנִפחַד कायरता से plaho, bojažljivo félénken dengan takut-takut feimnislega; af hugleysi timidamente, timorosamente こわがって 겁 많게 droviai, baikščiai bailīgi; bikli; kautrīgi dgn rasa takut angstig engstelig, nervøst; sky bojaźliwie په وېره، په حيا، په شرم timidamente timid, fără curaj пугливо; застенчиво placho, bojazlivo plašno plašljivo blygt อย่างขี้ขลาด çekingen bir şekilde, utana sıkıla 羞怯地,膽怯地 несміливо بزدلي سے nhút nhát 胆小的,羞怯地

tiˈmidity noun

skaamheid جُبْن، خَوْف боязливост timidez plachost das Zinn frygtsomhed δειλία carácter asustadizo; timidez kartlikkus کم رویی؛ ترس pelokkuus timidité, caractère craintif בַּיישָנוּת कायरता plahost, bojažljivost félénkség sikap penakut feimni; hugleysi timidezza おくびょう 소심함 drovumas, baikštumas biklums; kautrība perasaan takut angstigheid engstelighet; skyhet bojaźliwość ډار، وېره: شرم، حيا timidez timiditate пугливость;застенчивость plachosť plašnost plašljivost försagdhet, blyghet ความขี้ขลาด ürkeklik, çekingenlik 膽怯,羞怯 соромливість; боязкість بزدلي، بودا پن tính nhút nhát 胆怯,羞怯

ˈtimidness noun

skaamheid خَوْف، جُبْن، خَجَل боязливост timidez bázlivost die Dose frygtsomhed ατολμία carácter asustadizo; timidez kartlikkus آزرم؛ ترس pelokkuus timidité, caractère craintif בַּיישָנוּת कायरतापूर्ण plahost, bojažljivost félénkség rasa takut feimni; hugleysi timidezza おくびょう 소심 drovumas, baikštumas biklums; kautrīgums perasaan takut angstigheid engstelighet; forsagthet bojaźliwość وېره timidez timiditate пугливость;застенчивость bojazlivosť plašnost plašljivost försagdhet, blyghet ความขี้ขลาด ürkeklik, çekingenlik 膽怯 боязкість; несміливість بزدلي tính nhút nhát 胆怯

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