Tim'id, a.

a. [Lat. timidus, from timere, to fear; Fr. timide, Sp., Pg., & It. timido.] Wanting courage to meet danger; timorous; not bold; fearful. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. Thomson. Syn. — Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.