timid

timid is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
2. noun. people who are fearful and cautious

   "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

   Synonyms: cautious

3. adjective. showing fear and lack of confidence
4. adjective. lacking conviction or boldness or courage

   "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

   Synonyms: faint, fainthearted

5. adjective. lacking self-confidence

   "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"

   "problems that call for bold not timid responses"

   Synonyms: diffident, shy, unsure

Synonyms

cautious, faint, fainthearted, diffident, shy, unsure

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in timid:

dimit

Common word forms

timider, timidly, timidest, timidity, timidous, timidness

Words from these letters

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