The difference between Shy and Timid
When used as adjectives, shy means easily frightened, whereas timid means lacking in courage or confidence.
Shy is also noun with the meaning: an act of throwing.
Shy is also verb with the meaning: to avoid due to timidness or caution.
check bellow for the other definitions of Shy and Timid
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Shy as an adjective:
Easily frightened; timid.
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Shy as an adjective:
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
Examples:
"He is very shy with strangers."
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Shy as an adjective:
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
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Shy as an adjective (informal):
Short, insufficient or less than.
Examples:
"By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount."
"It is just shy of a mile from here to their house."
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Shy as an adjective:
Embarrassed.
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Shy as a verb (intransitive):
To avoid due to timidness or caution.
Examples:
"I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."
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Shy as a verb (intransitive):
To jump back in fear.
Examples:
"The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse."
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Shy as a verb (transitive):
to throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
Examples:
"to shy a stone; to shy a slipper"
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Shy as a noun:
An act of throwing.
Examples:
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Shy as a noun:
A place for throwing.
Examples:
"coconut shy"
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Shy as a noun:
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
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Shy as a noun:
In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
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Timid as an adjective:
Lacking in courage or confidence.
Examples:
"John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother."