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timid
(mass) | timid
- bojazlivý, nesmelý, plachý, skromný |
timid
(encz) | timid,bázlivý |
timid
(encz) | timid,bojácný |
timid
(encz) | timid,nesmělý |
timid
(encz) | timid,plachý |
Timid
(gcide) | Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam
to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous;
not bold; fearful; shy.
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Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.
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Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;
faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
[1913 Webster] -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness, n.
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timid
(wn) | timid
adj 1: showing fear and lack of confidence [ant: bold]
2: 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, timid,
unsure] [ant: confident]
3: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er
won fair lady" [syn: faint, fainthearted, timid,
faint-hearted]
n 1: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is
not for the timid" [syn: timid, cautious] [ant:
brave] |
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timidly
(mass) | timidly
- nesmelo |
intimidate
(encz) | intimidate,zastrašit v: Zdeněk Brožintimidate,zastrašovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
intimidated
(encz) | intimidated,zastrašený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
intimidating
(encz) | intimidating,zastrašující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
intimidatingly
(encz) | intimidatingly, |
intimidation
(encz) | intimidation,zastrašování n: Zdeněk Brož |
intimidatory
(encz) | intimidatory,zastrašovací adj: Zdeněk Brožintimidatory,zastrašující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
timidity
(encz) | timidity,nesmělost n: Zdeněk Brožtimidity,ostýchavost n: Zdeněk Brožtimidity,plachost n: Zdeněk Brožtimidity,stydlivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
timidly
(encz) | timidly,nesměle |
timidness
(encz) | timidness,bázlivost n: Zdeněk Brožtimidness,bojácnost n: Zdeněk Brožtimidness,plachost n: Zdeněk Brož |
unintimidated
(encz) | unintimidated, adj: |
Fatimide
(gcide) | Fatimite \Fat"i*mite\, Fatimide \Fat"i*mide\, a. (Hist.)
Descended from Fatima, the daughter and only child of
Mohammed. -- n. A descendant of Fatima.
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Intimidate
(gcide) | Intimidate \In*tim"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of
intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful,
timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.]
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to
deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
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Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --Johnson.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;
terrify; daunt; cow.
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Intimidated
(gcide) | Intimidate \In*tim"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of
intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful,
timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.]
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to
deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
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Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --Johnson.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;
terrify; daunt; cow.
[1913 Webster]intimidated \intimidated\ adj.
1. made timid or fearful as by threats.
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2. frightened into submission or compliance.
Syn: browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog.
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intimidated
(gcide) | Intimidate \In*tim"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of
intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful,
timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.]
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to
deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
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Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --Johnson.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;
terrify; daunt; cow.
[1913 Webster]intimidated \intimidated\ adj.
1. made timid or fearful as by threats.
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2. frightened into submission or compliance.
Syn: browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog.
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Intimidating
(gcide) | Intimidate \In*tim"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of
intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful,
timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.]
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to
deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
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Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --Johnson.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;
terrify; daunt; cow.
[1913 Webster]intimidating \intimidating\ adj.
discouraging; inhibiting; deterring. Opposite of
encouraging.
Syn: daunting.
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intimidating
(gcide) | Intimidate \In*tim"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of
intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful,
timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.]
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to
deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
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Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --Johnson.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;
terrify; daunt; cow.
[1913 Webster]intimidating \intimidating\ adj.
discouraging; inhibiting; deterring. Opposite of
encouraging.
Syn: daunting.
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Intimidation
(gcide) | Intimidation \In*tim`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intimidation.]
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by
threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were
kept from the polls by intimidation.
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The king carried his measures in Parliament by
intimidation. --Paley.
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Intimidatory
(gcide) | Intimidatory \In*tim"i*da*to*ry\, a.
Tending or serving to intimidate.
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Lactimide
(gcide) | Lactimide \Lac*tim"ide\, n. [Lactic + imide.] (Chem.)
A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of
alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.
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Lepus timidus
(gcide) | Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,
Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.]
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1. (Zool.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind
legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid
animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its
fecundity.
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Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European
hare is Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare
of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare
(Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America,
the various species of hares are commonly called
rabbits.
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2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and
under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
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Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called
hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of
paper to indicate their course, being chased by the
others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.
Hare kangaroo (Zool.), a small Australian kangaroo
(Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size
and color,
Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or
sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it
when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.
Jumping hare. (Zool.) See under Jumping.
Little chief hare, or Crying hare. (Zool.) See {Chief
hare}.
Sea hare. (Zool.) See Aplysia.
[1913 Webster]Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See Pole of the earth.]
1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a
sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the
poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.
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2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to
which the magnetic needle is directed.
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3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common
radiating point; as, polar coordinates.
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Polar axis, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an
equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis.
Polar bear (Zool.), a large bear (Ursus maritimus syn.
Thalarctos maritimus) inhabiting the arctic regions. It
sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs
1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful,
and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is
white, tinged with yellow. Called also White bear. See
Bear.
Polar body, Polar cell, or Polar globule (Biol.), a
minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum
during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova
two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only
one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than
the second one, and often divides into two after its
separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes
maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the
chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozoon; but their
functions are not fully understood.
Polar circles (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a
distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity
of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28', the northern called
the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle.
Polar clock, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus,
turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and
indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being
turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the
light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun.
Polar coordinates. See under 3d Coordinate.
Polar dial, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great
circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math.
Dict.
Polar distance, the angular distance of any point on a
sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly
body from the north pole of the heavens.
Polar equation of a line or Polar equation of a surface,
an equation which expresses the relation between the polar
coordinates of every point of the line or surface.
Polar forces (Physics), forces that are developed and act
in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the
two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.
Polar hare (Zool.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus
arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is
probably a variety of the common European hare ({Lepus
timidus}).
Polar lights, the aurora borealis or australis.
Polar opposition, or Polaric opposition or {Polar
contrast} or Polaric contrast (Logic), an opposition or
contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions
which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in
colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as
possible.
Polar projection. See under Projection.
Polar spherical triangle (Spherics), a spherical triangle
whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a
given triangle. See 4th Pole, 2.
Polar whale (Zool.), the right whale, or bowhead. See
Whale.
[1913 Webster]Wormwood \Worm"wood\, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota,
wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.]
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1. (Bot.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having
a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a
tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from
moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called
absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term
is often extended to other species of the same genus.
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2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
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Lest there should be among you a root that beareth
gall and wormwood. --Deut. xxix.
18.
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Roman wormwood (Bot.), an American weed ({Ambrosia
artemisiaefolia}); hogweed.
Tree wormwood (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably
Artemisia variabilis) with woody stems.
Wormwood hare (Zool.), a variety of the common hare ({Lepus
timidus}); -- so named from its color.
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Timid
(gcide) | Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam
to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous;
not bold; fearful; shy.
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Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.
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Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;
faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
[1913 Webster] -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness, n.
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Timidity
(gcide) | Timidity \Ti*mid"i*ty\, n. [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidit['e].]
The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.
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Timidly
(gcide) | Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam
to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous;
not bold; fearful; shy.
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Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.
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Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;
faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
[1913 Webster] -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness, n.
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Timidness
(gcide) | Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam
to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous;
not bold; fearful; shy.
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Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.
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Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;
faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
[1913 Webster] -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness, n.
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Timidous
(gcide) | Timidous \Tim"id*ous\, a.
Timid. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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intimidate
(wn) | intimidate
v 1: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"
2: to compel or deter by or as if by threats [syn: intimidate,
restrain] |
intimidated
(wn) | intimidated
adj 1: made timid or fearful as by threats |
intimidating
(wn) | intimidating
adj 1: discouraging through fear [syn: daunting,
intimidating] |
intimidation
(wn) | intimidation
n 1: the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do
something [syn: bullying, intimidation]
2: the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's
superior fame or wealth or status etc.
3: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid
or timid
4: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn:
determent, deterrence, intimidation] |
timidity
(wn) | timidity
n 1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making
decisions [syn: timidity, timidness, timorousness]
2: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or
activities [syn: timidity, timorousness] [ant:
boldness, daring, hardihood, hardiness] |
timidly
(wn) | timidly
adv 1: in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly"
[syn: shyly, timidly, bashfully] |
timidness
(wn) | timidness
n 1: fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making
decisions [syn: timidity, timidness, timorousness] |
unintimidated
(wn) | unintimidated
adj 1: not shrinking from danger [syn: unblinking,
unflinching, unintimidated, unshrinking] |
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