tim
Latinfear, afraid
Variants:timtimid
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About This Root
From Latin timēre (to fear) and its adjective timidus (afraid). It gives a small but tight family centered on fearfulness: timid, timidity, timorous, and — with the prefix in- (into) — intimidate and intimidation, literally 'to put fear into' someone.
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