"timorous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɪməɹəs/, /ˈtɪmɹəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-timorous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more timorous [comparative], most timorous [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French temoros, from Medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor (“fear”), from timeō (“I fear”). Doublet of timoroso. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|temoros}} Old French temoros, {{der|en|ML.|timorosus}} Medieval Latin timorosus, {{der|en|la|timor|t=fear}} Latin timor (“fear”), {{m|la|timeō|t=I fear}} timeō (“I fear”), {{doublet|en|timoroso}} Doublet of timoroso Head templates: {{en-adj}} timorous (comparative more timorous, superlative most timorous)
  1. Fearful; afraid; timid. Categories (topical): Fear, Personality Synonyms: timourous [obsolete], timerous [obsolete] Synonyms (fearful): fearful, shy, timid Derived forms: timorous schizotypal Related terms: timorsome Translations (fearful, timid): τρήρων (trḗrōn) (Ancient Greek), երկչոտ (erkčʿot) (Armenian), боязлив (bojazliv) (Bulgarian), изплашен (izplašen) (Bulgarian), angstig (Dutch), schuw (Dutch), verlegen (Dutch), timoré [masculine] (French), timorée [feminine] (French), craintif [masculine] (French), craintive [feminine] (French), scheu (German), ängstlich (German), félénk (Hungarian), faiteach (Irish), timido (Italian), یوركسز (yüreksiz) (Ottoman Turkish), enjstlich (Plautdietsch), боязливый (bojazlivyj) (Russian), plašljiv (Serbo-Croatian), preplašen (Serbo-Croatian), tímido (Spanish), espantadizo (Spanish), timorato (Spanish), боязкий (bojazkyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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