timorous

ˈtɪmərəs

Definition

Definition of timorous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotion

Rare

nervous and shy around people or situations

Rare

She gave a timorous smile during the interview.

apprehensive

fearful

shy

fearful

Rare

showing or suffering from nervousness or fear

Rare

The timorous kitten hid under the bed during the storm..

fearful

timid

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Origin of timorous

Latin, timor (fear) + -ous (full of)

Examples of timorous in a sentence

The timorous child clung to her mother's leg.
The timorous child clung to his mother's leg.
Her timorous voice barely rose above a whisper.

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French:timide, timoré, ...
German:ängstlich, ...
Italian:timido, timoroso, ...
Spanish:tímido, miedoso, ...
Portuguese:tímido, ...
Chinese:胆怯的, ...
Japanese:おどおどした, 怖がりな, ...
Arabic:خَجُول, خَائِف, ...
Hebrew:בַּיְשָׁן, פַּחְדָנִי, ...
Russian:робкий, боязливый, ...
Ukrainian:сором'язливий, полохливий, ...
Hindi:शर्मीला, डरपोक, ...
Bengali:ভীতু, ভীত, ...
Catalan:tímid, ...
Czech:bázlivý, bojácný, ...
Danish:forsigtig, bange, ...
Dutch:schuchter, timide, ...
Greek:δειλός, ...
Hungarian:félénk, ijedt, ...
Khmer:ខ្មាសអៀន និងភ័យខ្លាច, ខ្លាចៗ, ...
Korean:수줍은, 겁많은, ...
Persian:خجالتی, ...
Polish:nieśmiały, ...
Portuguese (BR):tímido, medroso, ...
Romanian:timid, fricos, ...
Swedish:blyg, räddhågsen, ...
Thai:ประหม่า, ขี้กลัว, ...
Turkish:çekingen, korkak, ...
Vietnamese:rụt rè, sợ hãi, ...

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