"timid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɪmɪd/ Audio: en-us-timid.ogg [US] Forms: timider [comparative], timidest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“I fear”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|timide}} Middle French timide, {{der|en|la|timidus||full of fear, fearful, timid}} Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), {{m|la|timeō||I fear}} timeō (“I fear”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)
  1. Lacking in courage or confidence. Categories (topical): Fear, Personality Synonyms: fearful, timorous, shy, cautious, shy Derived forms: timid as a mouse, timid as a rabbit, timidity, timidly, timidness Related terms: intimidate, intimidation Translations (lacking in courage or confidence): ndrojtur (Albanian), جَبَان (jabān) (Arabic), lotsati (Basque), бая́зны (bajázny) (Belarusian), баязлі́вы (bajazlívy) (Belarusian), палахлі́вы (palaxlívy) (Belarusian), нясме́лы (njasmjély) (Belarusian), плах (plah) (Bulgarian), боязли́в (bojazlív) (Bulgarian), плашли́в (plašlív) (Bulgarian), ရှက် (hrak) (Burmese), tímid (Catalan), 膽小 (Chinese Mandarin), 胆小 (dǎnxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 膽怯 (Chinese Mandarin), 胆怯 (dǎnqiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 羞怯 (xiūqiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 怯懦 (qiènuò) (Chinese Mandarin), bojácný [masculine] (Czech), nesmělý [masculine] (Czech), bázlivý (Czech), plachý (english: shy) (Czech), nesmělý (Czech), frygtsom (Danish), schuchter (Dutch), bedeesd (Dutch), schroomvallig (Dutch), timide (Dutch), timema (Esperanto), pelglik (Estonian), kartlik (Estonian), arg (Estonian), säikky (Finnish), pelokas (Finnish), ujo (Finnish), arka (Finnish), timide (French), craintif (French), tímido (Galician), furchtsam (German), zaghaft (German), zögerlich (German), schüchtern (German), befangen (German), ängstlich (German), kopfscheu (German), kleinmütig (German), verhuscht (German), verzagt (German), zag (German), timide (German), timid (German), scheu (German), αθάρρευτος (athárreftos) (Greek), félénk (Hungarian), timida (Ido), ujo (Ingrian), armolliin (Ingrian), faiteach (Irish), timido (Italian), pavido (Italian), impaurito (Italian), 憶病 (okubyō) (alt: おくびょう) (Japanese), ត្រុកៗ (trok-trok) (Khmer), អៀន (ien) (Khmer), ទុយមុយ (tuy muy) (Khmer), ប្រុនៗ (pron-pron) (Khmer), មុយៗ (muy-muy) (Khmer), 소심(小心)하다 (sosimhada) (Korean), arrezistado (Ladino), timido (Ladino), meticulosus (Latin), timidus (Latin), pavidus (Latin), bikls (Latvian), kautrīgs (Latvian), timid (Louisiana Creole French), плашлив (plašliv) (Macedonian), faitagh (Manx), tikumu (Maori), kōpī (Maori), kōpīpī (Maori), kōpipiri (Maori), whakakumu (Maori), timid (Occitan), یوركسز (yüreksiz) (Ottoman Turkish), ترسو (Persian), bleed (nds) (Plautdietsch), feij (Plautdietsch), bojaźliwy (Polish), płochliwy (Polish), nieśmiały (Polish), tímido (Portuguese), acanhado (Portuguese), timid [masculine] (Romanian), ро́бкий (róbkij) (Russian), засте́нчивый (zasténčivyj) (Russian), боязли́вый (bojazlívyj) (Russian), несме́лый (nesmélyj) (Russian), пугли́вый (puglívyj) (Russian), diùid (Scottish Gaelic), gealtach (Scottish Gaelic), sgàthach (Scottish Gaelic), snebivljiv (Serbo-Croatian), bojazlivý (Slovak), nesmelý (Slovak), tímido (Spanish), blyg (Swedish), timid (Swedish), försagd (Swedish), ürkek (Turkish), боязки́й (bojazkýj) (Ukrainian), несміли́вий (nesmilývyj) (Ukrainian), несмі́ливий (nesmílyvyj) (Ukrainian), несмі́лий (nesmílyj) (Ukrainian), полохли́вий (poloxlývyj) (Ukrainian), rụt rè (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
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        {
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "нясме́лы"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "plah",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "плах"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bojazlív",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "боязли́в"
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        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "plašlív",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "плашли́в"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hrak",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ရှက်"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "tímid"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "膽小"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dǎnxiǎo",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "胆小"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "膽怯"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dǎnqiè",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "胆怯"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiūqiè",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "羞怯"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiènuò",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "怯懦"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "bojácný"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "nesmělý"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "bázlivý"
        },
        {
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          "english": "shy",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "plachý"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "nesmělý"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "frygtsom"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "schuchter"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "bedeesd"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "schroomvallig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timide"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timema"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "pelglik"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "kartlik"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "arg"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "säikky"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "pelokas"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ujo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "arka"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timide"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "craintif"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "tímido"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "furchtsam"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "zaghaft"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "zögerlich"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "schüchtern"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "befangen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ängstlich"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "kopfscheu"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "kleinmütig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "verhuscht"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "verzagt"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "zag"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timide"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timid"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "scheu"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "athárreftos",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "αθάρρευτος"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "félénk"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timida"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ujo"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "armolliin"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "faiteach"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timido"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "pavido"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "impaurito"
        },
        {
          "alt": "おくびょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "okubyō",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "憶病"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "trok-trok",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ត្រុកៗ"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ien",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "អៀន"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tuy muy",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ទុយមុយ"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "pron-pron",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ប្រុនៗ"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "muy-muy",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "មុយៗ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sosimhada",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "소심(小心)하다"
        },
        {
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "arrezistado"
        },
        {
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timido"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "meticulosus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timidus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "pavidus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "bikls"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "kautrīgs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lou",
          "lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timid"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "plašliv",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "плашлив"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "faitagh"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "tikumu"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "kōpī"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "kōpīpī"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "kōpipiri"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "whakakumu"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timid"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "yüreksiz",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "یوركسز"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ترسو"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "bleed (nds)"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "feij"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "bojaźliwy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "płochliwy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "nieśmiały"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "tímido"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "acanhado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "timid"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "róbkij",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ро́бкий"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zasténčivyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "засте́нчивый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bojazlívyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "боязли́вый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nesmélyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "несме́лый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "puglívyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "пугли́вый"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "diùid"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "gealtach"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "sgàthach"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "snebivljiv"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "bojazlivý"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "nesmelý"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "tímido"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "blyg"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "timid"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "försagd"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "ürkek"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "bojazkýj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "боязки́й"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nesmilývyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "несміли́вий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nesmílyvyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "несмі́ливий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nesmílyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "несмі́лий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "poloxlývyj",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "полохли́вий"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
          "word": "rụt rè"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪmɪd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-timid.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/En-us-timid.ogg/En-us-timid.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/En-us-timid.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "timid"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "timid as a mouse"
    },
    {
      "word": "timid as a rabbit"
    },
    {
      "word": "timidity"
    },
    {
      "word": "timidly"
    },
    {
      "word": "timidness"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "timide"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French timide",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "timidus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "full of fear, fearful, timid"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "timeō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I fear"
      },
      "expansion": "timeō (“I fear”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“I fear”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "timider",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "timidest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "timid (comparative timider, superlative timidest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "intimidate"
    },
    {
      "word": "intimidation"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "courageous"
        },
        {
          "word": "daredevil"
        },
        {
          "word": "dauntless"
        },
        {
          "word": "bellicose"
        },
        {
          "word": "reckless"
        },
        {
          "word": "aggressive"
        },
        {
          "word": "confident"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Middle French",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Russian terms with redundant script codes",
        "en:Fear",
        "en:Personality"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking in courage or confidence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "courage",
          "courage"
        ],
        [
          "confidence",
          "confidence"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fearful"
        },
        {
          "word": "timorous"
        },
        {
          "word": "shy"
        },
        {
          "word": "cautious"
        },
        {
          "word": "shy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪmɪd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-timid.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/En-us-timid.ogg/En-us-timid.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/En-us-timid.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ndrojtur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jabān",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "جَبَان"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "lotsati"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bajázny",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "бая́зны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bajazlívy",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "баязлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "palaxlívy",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "палахлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njasmjély",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "нясме́лы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plah",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "плах"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bojazlív",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "боязли́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plašlív",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "плашли́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hrak",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ရှက်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "tímid"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "膽小"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǎnxiǎo",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "胆小"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "膽怯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǎnqiè",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "胆怯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiūqiè",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "羞怯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiènuò",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "怯懦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bojácný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nesmělý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "bázlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "english": "shy",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "plachý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "nesmělý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "frygtsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "schuchter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "bedeesd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "schroomvallig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timide"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timema"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "pelglik"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "kartlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "arg"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "säikky"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "pelokas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ujo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "arka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timide"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "craintif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "tímido"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "furchtsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "zaghaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "zögerlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "schüchtern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "befangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ängstlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "kopfscheu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "kleinmütig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "verhuscht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "verzagt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "zag"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timide"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timid"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "scheu"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "athárreftos",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "αθάρρευτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "félénk"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timida"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ujo"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "armolliin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "faiteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timido"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "pavido"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "impaurito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おくびょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "okubyō",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "憶病"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "trok-trok",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ត្រុកៗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ien",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "អៀន"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tuy muy",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ទុយមុយ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "pron-pron",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ប្រុនៗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "muy-muy",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "មុយៗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sosimhada",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "소심(小心)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "arrezistado"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timido"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "meticulosus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "pavidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "bikls"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "kautrīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lou",
      "lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timid"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "plašliv",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "плашлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "faitagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "tikumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "kōpī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "kōpīpī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "kōpipiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "whakakumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yüreksiz",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "یوركسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ترسو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "bleed (nds)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "feij"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "bojaźliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "płochliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "nieśmiały"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "tímido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "acanhado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "timid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "róbkij",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ро́бкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zasténčivyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "засте́нчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bojazlívyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "боязли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesmélyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "несме́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puglívyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "пугли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "diùid"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "gealtach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "sgàthach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "snebivljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "bojazlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "nesmelý"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "tímido"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "blyg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "timid"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "försagd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "ürkek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bojazkýj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "боязки́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nesmilývyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "несміли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nesmílyvyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "несмі́ливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nesmílyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "несмі́лий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poloxlývyj",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "полохли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "lacking in courage or confidence",
      "word": "rụt rè"
    }
  ],
  "word": "timid"
}

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