timide
French, adjective/ti.mid/
timide is spelled T-I-M-I-D-E (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,605th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Timide is a French adjective meaning “shy, timid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est craintif, qui manque de hardiesse, d’assurance”.
What does timide mean in English?
adjective
- 1
shy, timid
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est craintif, qui manque de hardiesse, d’assurance. 2. Qui manque d’énergie, de souffle, en parlant des ouvrages artistiques. 3. Qualifie les choses où se manifeste un manque d’assurance ou de hardiesse. 4. Qui est excessivement prudent.
noun: 1. Personne qui fait preuve de timidité.
noun: 1. Espèce de papillon de nuit, notodontidé d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of timide
- timides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce timide?
- /ti.mid/
- \ti.mid\
- [ti.mid]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to timide
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is timide in French?
timide appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).