| timid | adj 1. lacking courage or self confidence, penakut, bacul: he was too ~ to point out my mistake, dia penakut sangat hendak menunjukkan kesilapan saya; a ~ child, budak yg penakut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| timorous | adj (fml) penakut: a ~ little woman, seorang perempuan kecil yg penakut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shadow | be afraid of o’s own ~, penakut sangat: we’d better not leave him alone, he’s afraid of his own ~, lebih baik kita tdk meninggalkan dia seorang diri, dia penakut sangat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mouse | n 1. (rodent) tikus; 2. timid, quiet person, penakut; (ref to a man) pengecut: she’s a little ~ of a girl, dia budak perempuan yg penakut; are you a man or a ~?, kamu ini anak jantan atau pengecut?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cowardly | adj pengecut, penakut: a ~ person, seorang yg pengecut; ~ conduct, kelakuan pengecut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| coward | n pengecut, penakut: turn ~, menjadi pengecut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scaredy-cat | n (colloq) penakut, pengecut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cowardliness | n sifat /pengecut, penakut/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cowardice | n sifat /pengecut, penakut/; accuse so. of ~, menuduh sso pengecut; act of ~, perbuatan pengecut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chicken-hearted, chicken-livered | adj pengecut, penakut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |