timid person

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• timid — timid, *timorous both mean so fearful and apprehensive as to hesitate or hold back. Timid stresses lack of courage and daring and usually implies extreme cautiousness and fearfulness of change or of venture into the unknown or uncertain {a timid… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• timid — adjective Etymology: Latin timidus, from timēre to fear Date: 1549 1. lacking in courage or self confidence < a timid person > 2. lacking in boldness or determination < a timid policy > • timidity noun • timidly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• timid — adjective /tɪmɪd/ Lacking in courage or confidence. Johns a very timid person. Ill doubt hell be brave enough to face his brother. Syn: fearful, timorous, shy Ant: daredevil …   Wiktionary

• timid sort — • a good sort • a nice sort • a jolly sort • a shy sort • a timid sort (from Idioms in Speech) a likeable, friendly person a bad lot a bad or wicked person Alice wasn t perfect, Joe Lampton said. But who is? She was a jolly good sort, and I m… …   Idioms and examples

• List of Kodocha characters — This is a list of the fictional characters that appear in the manga and anime series Kodocha by Miho Obana. Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Front 1.2 Kurata family and staff 1 …   Wikipedia

• cowardly — cowardliness, n. /kow euhrd lee/, adj. 1. lacking courage; contemptibly timid. 2. characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, or unprincipled: a cowardly attack on a weak, defenseless man. adv. 3. like a coward. [1275 1325;… …   Universalium

• nervous nellie — ˈnelē, li noun Usage: usually capitalized 2d N Etymology: nervous + Nellie, diminutive of Ellen, Eleanor, or Helen : a timid or ineffectual person the nervous Nellies, who always come into a bull market too late, pushed prices too high Burton… …   Useful english dictionary

• pantywaist — 1. adjective Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual. His rough, burly father was mortified by the lads pantywaist behavior. 2. noun a) A childrens undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a …   Wiktionary

• milquetoast —  not milk , for a timid person. The name comes from an old newspaper cartoon called The Timid Soul featuring a character named Caspar (not er) Milquetoast …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• milquetoast —    not milk , for a timid person. The name comes from an old newspaper cartoon called The Timid Soul featuring a character named Caspar (not er) Milquetoast …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• sissier — sis·sy || sɪsɪ n. effeminate boy or man, male who lacks stereotypically masculine qualities; coward, timid person adj. effeminate, lacking stereotypically masculine qualities; cowardly, timid …   English contemporary dictionary