timid

adj 1: showing fear and lack of confidence [ant: {bold}]

2: contemptibly timid

3: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and

abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid

responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {shy},

{unsure}]

4: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart

ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {fainthearted}]

n : people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is

not for the timid" [syn: {cautious}] [ant: {brave}]