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Antonyms for timid

Grammar : Adj
Spell : tim-id
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪm ɪd

Definition of timid

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French timide "easily frightened, shy," from Latin timidus "fearful," from timere "to fear." Related: Timidly; timidness.
  • adj shy
Example sentences :
  • Suddenly Eucoline touched my arm with a quick and timid motion.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • He was not timid, however, and resolved to broach the subject.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • They recite in a timid and indistinct tone the prescribed fustian.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
  • The timid smile that wreathed the tiny mouth was marvelously winning.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The pale, timid girl did not know what to make of this kindness.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Timid brides, you have, probably, hitherto been addressed as angels.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • They were timid, but on the whole disposed to attach themselves to me.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I was a modest young uncommercial then, and timid and inexperienced.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • It is imperious and obedient, sincere and false, piteous and cruel, timid and bold.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

Synonyms for timid

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