timid

1. Showing fear and lack of confidence (synset 300252675)
   also:

   • unadventurous - lacking in boldness
   • afraid - filled with fear or apprehension
   • unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
   • backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
   • cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
   tells us about: timidity, timorousness - fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
   similar to:

   • bashful - self-consciously timid
   • coy - modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
   • fearful, timorous, trepid - timid by nature or revealing timidity
   • intimidated - made timid or fearful as by threats
   • mousey, mousy - quiet and timid and ineffectual
2. Lacking self-confidence (synset 300340839)
   "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
   tells us about: confidence - a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
   same as: diffident, shy, unsure
3. Lacking conviction or boldness or courage (synset 300266855)
   "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
   similar to: cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
   same as: faint, faint-hearted, fainthearted

1. People who are fearful and cautious (synset 107961176)
   "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
   is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
   same as: cautious

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