KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -timid. adjective. tim·id ˈtim-əd. : feeling or showing a lack of courage or self-confidence : shy.

Detailed explanation-2: -noun. the state or quality of lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery:The stakes are too high for the officials charged with making decisions to succumb to timidity and refuse to act.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous. 2. showing fear or lack of self-confidence; hesitant. a timid reply.

Detailed explanation-4: -shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers. bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Latin root of this word, timere, means “to fear.” Definitions of timidly. adverb. in a shy or timid or bashful manner. synonyms: bashfully, shyly.