tímido

See also: timido

Galician

Etymology

From Latin timidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimido/ [ˈt̪i.mi.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -imido
• Hyphenation: tí‧mi‧do

Adjective

tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas)

1. timid, shy

   Synonym: medoso

Derived terms

• timidamente
• timidez

Related terms

• intimidar

Further reading

• “tímido”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeo (“to fear”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.mi.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩ.mi.du/
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.mi.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈti.mi.du/ [ˈti.mi.ðu]

• Hyphenation: tí‧mi‧do

Adjective

tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas, comparable, comparative mais tímido, superlative o mais tímido or timidíssimo)

1. lacking courage or confidence; timid, shy

Derived terms

• timidamente
• timidez
• timidíssimo (superlative)

Related terms

• intimidar

Further reading

• “tímido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin timidus. Cognate with English timid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimido/ [ˈt̪i.mi.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -imido
• Syllabification: tí‧mi‧do

Adjective

tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas)

1. shy, timid, bashful, coy

   Synonyms: vergonzoso, huraño

2. diffident

   Synonym: apocado

Derived terms

• tímidamente
• timidez

Related terms

• intimidar

Further reading

• “tímido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024