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   timorous

   /ˈtɪm(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence: "a timorous voice"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘feeling fear’): from Old French temoreus, from medieval Latin timorosus, from Latin timor ‘fear’, from timere ‘to fear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. timorously adverb
   • 2. timorousness noun

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   What is a timorous person?

   • A timorous person is timid or shy, like your timorous friend who likes to hang out with close pals but gets nervous around big groups of new people. The adjective timorous is actually the Latin word for ”fearful.”

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   What is another word for timorous?

   • In this page you can discover 17 synonyms for timorous, such as: afraid, hesitant, shy, fainthearted, timid, meek, shrinking, tentative, unassertive, fearful, and trepid. The organization of the empire is planned throughout on broad, free lines; there is nothing mean and timorous in it.

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   What does timorousness mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus. Full of apprehensiveness; timid. [Middle English, from Old French timoureus, from Medieval Latin timōrōsus, from Latin timor, timōr-, fear, from timēre, to fear.] tim′or·ous·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What is the difference between timid and timorous?

   • Both words ultimately derive from the Latin verb timēre, meaning "to fear." The immediate ancestor of timid is Latin timidus (with the same meaning as timid), whereas timorous traveled to Middle English by way of the Latin noun timor ("fear") and the Medieval Latin adjective timorosus.

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   adjective. literary uk / ˈtɪm. ə r.əs / us / ˈtɪm.ɚ.əs / Add to word list. nervous and without much confidence. Synonyms. fearful. timid. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cowardly. be afraid of your own shadow idiom. bottle out phrasal verb. chicken out phrasal verb. cravenness. fainthearted. gutless. lily-livered. pantywaist.

   • English (US)

     adjective. literary us / ˈtɪm.ɚ.əs / uk / ˈtɪm. ə r.əs / Add...

   • Znaczenie Timorous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     timorous definicja: 1. nervous and without much confidence...

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   • Timorous in Simplified Chinese

     TIMOROUS translate: 羞怯的;胆小的，胆怯的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     TIMOROUS translate: 羞怯的;膽小的，膽怯的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Timorously

     TIMOROUSLY definition: 1. in a way that is nervous and...

   • Pronunciation in English

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   Timorous means easily frightened or fearful, or expressing or suggesting timidity. Learn the synonyms, etymology, examples, and history of this adjective from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   A timorous person is timid or shy, like your timorous friend who likes to hang out with close pals but gets nervous around big groups of new people. The adjective timorous is actually the Latin word for ”fearful.”

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   Timorous means nervous and easily frightened, and is a literary or formal word. Learn how to pronounce it, see an example sentence, and find a synonym for timorous.

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   Timorous means full of fear, fearful, or characterized by fear. It comes from Latin timor, meaning fear. See synonyms, word history, and example sentences of timorous.

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   Timorous means frightened and nervous of other people and situations, or too cautious and weak in actions or decisions. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and origin of timorous from Collins English Dictionary.

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    Timorous means nervous and without much confidence. It is a literary adjective that can be used to describe people or animals. See synonyms, examples and translations of timorous in different languages.