tim|id «TIHM ihd», adjective.
2. characterized by or indicating fear: »
a timid reply.
╂[< Latin timidus < timēre to fear]
–tim´id|ly, adverb.
–tim´id|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1 Timid, cowardly mean afraid to do or try something hard or risky. Timid implies lack of self-confidence in facing any situation: »
He does not like his job, but is too timid to try to find another.
Cowardly implies lack of moral character or strength in the presence of danger or trouble: »Leaving his wife because she was hopelessly sick was a cowardly thing to do.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.