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  1. the quality of being shy and nervous : We could not overcome our timidity to say that we loved each other. He said the policy was based on political timidity. See. timid. Fewer examples. He was embarrassed by his own timidity, since he was not brave enough to participate protests.

  2. Timidity definition: the state or quality of lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery. See examples of TIMIDITY used in a sentence.

  3. You might fear having to make decisions. But as you get more comfortable, your timidity will go away. The noun timidity is related to the Latin word timidus, from timere, meaning “to fear.”. In fact, fear is often a cause of timidity — fear of the unknown, fear of not knowing what to do.

  4. The meaning of TIMID is lacking in courage or self-confidence. How to use timid in a sentence.

  5. shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened: Kieran is a timid child. My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs. Synonym. fainthearted. Compare. shy adjective (NERVOUS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cowardly. be afraid of your own shadow idiom. bottle out phrasal verb. chicken out phrasal verb.

  6. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy. Synonyms: fainthearted, fearful. characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem. timid. / ˈtɪmɪd / adjective. easily frightened or upset, esp by human contact; shy. indicating shyness or fear.

  7. Definition of timidity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.