Timorous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

timid by nature or revealing timidity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪmɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪməɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪməɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɪmɚɹəs/.

Examples

timorous little mouse
in a timorous tone
cast fearful glances at the large dog

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fearful trepid

Parts of Speech

adjective

timid by nature or revealing timidity

“timorous little mouse”

Word Forms

timorousness

noun

fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ängstlich

von Natur aus schüchtern oder offenbar Schüchternheit

🇫🇷French

timoré

timide de nature ou révélateur de timidité

🇪🇸Spanish

timorato

tímido por naturaleza o timidez reveladora

🇮🇹Italian

timoroso

timido per natura o rivelante timidezza

🇳🇱Dutch

timide

van nature timide of verlegenheid onthullend

🇵🇹Portuguese

tímido

tímido por natureza ou revelando timidez

🇷🇺Russian

робкий

робкий по натуре или обнаруживающий робость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कातर

स्वभाव से डरपोक या डरपोक स्वभाव प्रकट करने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

প্রকৃতির দ্বারা ভীতু বা ভীরুতা প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கோழைத்தனமான

இயல்பினால் பயந்த அல்லது கூச்சத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భీతిగల

స్వభావంతో పిరికితనం లేదా పిరికితనాన్ని బహిర్గతం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कटू

स्वभावाने भित्रा किंवा भित्रापणा प्रकट करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોર

સ્વભાવથી ડરપોક અથવા છતી ડરપોક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಮಪ್ರಚೋದಕ

ಸ್ವಭಾವತಃ ಅಂಜುಬುರುಕವಾಗಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಜುಬುರುಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭീരുക്കൾ

സ്വഭാവത്താൽ ഭീരു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭീരുത്വം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਤਕ

ਕੁਦਰਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਡਰਪੋਕ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਾਹਰ ਡਰਪੋਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

فطرت سے ڈرپوک یا ظاہری ڈرپوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胆怯的

生性胆怯或表现出胆怯

🇯🇵Japanese

恐る恐る

本質的に臆病である、または明らかに臆病である

🇰🇷Korean

소심한

천성적으로 소심하거나 소심함을 드러냄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rụt rè

bản chất rụt rè hoặc bộc lộ sự rụt rè

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้อาย

ขี้อายโดยธรรมชาติหรือเปิดเผยความขี้กลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

malu

pemalu secara alami atau mengungkapkan sifat takut-takut

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

likas na mahiyain o nagpapakita ng pagkamahiyain

🇲🇾Malay

penakut

sifat malu atau menampakkan sifat malu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خجول

خجول بطبيعته أو جبن كاشف

🇮🇷Persian

ترسناک

ترسو ذاتاً یا ترسو آشکار

🇹🇷Turkish

çekingen

doğası gereği çekingen veya çekingenliği açığa vuran

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּחדָנִי

ביישן מטבעו או ביישנות מגלה

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The primary meaning of 'timorous' is 'timid by nature or revealing timidity'.

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