timid

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

people who are fearful and cautious
- whitewater rafting is not for the timid
• Syn:
cautious
• Ant:
brave
• Derivationally related forms:
cautious (for: cautious)
• Hypernyms:
people

II - adjective

1. showing fear and lack of confidence (Freq. 3)
• Ant:
bold
• Similar to:
bashful, coy, fearful, timorous, trepid,
intimidated, mousy, mousey
• See Also:
afraid, backward, cowardly, fearful, unadventurous, unassertive
• Derivationally related forms:
timidness, timidity
• Attrubites:
timidity, timorousness
2. lacking conviction or boldness or courage
- faint heart ne'er won fair lady
• Syn:
faint, fainthearted, faint-hearted
• Similar to:
cowardly, fearful
• Derivationally related forms:
timidness, timidity, faintheartedness (for: fainthearted), faintness (for: faint)
3. lacking self-confidence
- stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
- problems that call for bold not timid responses
- a very unsure young man
• Syn:
diffident, shy, unsure
• Ant:
confident (for: diffident)
• Derivationally related forms:
timidness, shyness (for: shy), diffidence (for: diffident)
• Attrubites:
confidence

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  faint, fainthearted, faint-hearted, diffident, shy, unsure, cautious
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  confident, bold, brave