timid (
http://definr.com/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]