English → Latin
“timid, timorous” in Latin
timidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardlytrepidusnervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming; fearful, trepidatiousānxiusafeared, anxious, troubled, uneasy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
timid, timorous
timidus: trepidus: anxius: formidinis plenus. SYN. and PHR. in AFRAID, FEARFUL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for timid, timorous?
- The usual Latin words for “timid, timorous” are timidus, trepidus, ānxius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.