timid
adjective
[ ˈtɪmɪd ]
• showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.
• "I was too timid to ask for what I wanted"
Similar:
easily frightened,
lacking courage,
fearful,
apprehensive,
afraid,
frightened,
scared,
faint-hearted,
trembling,
quaking,
cowering,
weak-kneed,
shy,
diffident,
bashful,
self-effacing,
shrinking,
unassuming,
unassertive,
reserved,
retiring,
reticent,
quiet,
timorous,
nervous,
modest,
demure,
coy,
meek,
humble,
cowardly,
pusillanimous,
lily-livered,
pigeon-hearted,
spineless,
craven,
wimpish,
sissy,
yellow,
yellow-bellied,
chicken,
gutless,
cringey,
poor-spirited,
recreant,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin timidus, from timere ‘to fear’.
