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timid

adj
/ˈtɪmɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin timeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin timidusder. Middle French timideder. English timid From Middle French timide, from Latin timidus (“full of fear, fearful, timid”), from timeō (“to fear”).

  1. derived from timidus
  2. derived from timide

Definitions

  1. Lacking in courage or confidence.

    • John's a very timid person. I doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at timid. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01timid02courage03frustration04feeling05great06good07capability08power09coerce10intimidation

A definitional loop anchored at timid. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at timid

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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