Meanings
adjectivetrepid (comparative more trepid, superlative most trepid)
comparative more trepid · superlative most trepid
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latintrepidus
- Englishtrepid
From Latin trepidus (“anxious”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian страхлив
- страхлив (strahliv)timid, timorous, fearful
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APA
trepid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trepid
MLA
“trepid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trepid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trepid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trepid.
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