Similar words
miedoso
Worth distinguishing: tímido is shy, about social discomfort; miedoso is timid/fearful, about fear generally.
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Portuguese
tímido
tímido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "shy."
Practice
1 What does tímido mean?
shy
2 Fill the gap: Mi hijo es muy ___.
Full sentence: Mi hijo es muy tímido. (My son is very shy.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tímido?
tímido: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.