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Galician
Etymology
From Latin timidus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas)
- timid, shy
- Synonym: medoso
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeo (“to fear”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas, comparable, comparative mais tímido, superlative o mais tímido or timidíssimo)
- lacking courage or confidence; timid, shy
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin timidus. Cognate with English timid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtimido/
- Rhymes: -imido
- Syllabification: tí‧mi‧do
Adjective
tímido (feminine tímida, masculine plural tímidos, feminine plural tímidas)
- shy, timid, bashful, coy
- Synonyms: vergonzoso, huraño
- diffident
- Synonym: apocado
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