Timid vs. Venturesome — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Timid and Venturesome
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Definitions
Timid
Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
I was too timid to ask for what I wanted
Venturesome
Disposed to venture or to take risks; daring.
Timid
Lacking self-confidence; shy.
Venturesome
Involving risk or danger; hazardous
A venturesome expedition up Mount Everest.
Timid
Fearful and hesitant
Problems that call for bold, not timid, responses.
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Venturesome
Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous.
Timid
Lacking in courage or confidence.
John's a very timid person. I'll doubt he'll be brave enough to face his brother.
Venturesome
Potentially hazardous; risky.
Timid
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare.
Venturesome
Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act.
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Timid
People who are fearful and cautious;
Whitewater rafting is not for the timid
Venturesome
Involving risk or danger;
Skydiving is a hazardous sport
Extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
A venturesome journey in wintertime
A venturous enterprise
Timid
Showing fear and lack of confidence
Venturesome
Willing to try new things and take risks;
There is a new venturesome spirit among young people today
Timid
Contemptibly timid
Venturesome
Disposed to venture or take risks;
Audacious visions of the total conquest of space
An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas
The most daring of contemporary fiction writers
A venturesome investor
A venturous spirit
Timid
Lacking self-confidence;
Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
Problems that call for bold not timid responses
A very unsure young man
Timid
Lacking conviction or boldness or courage;
Faint heart ne'er won fair lady
