Shyness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality or state of being shy; especially, a shrinking from familiarity or conspicuousness; diffidence; lack of self-assertiveness.
  • noun. Synonyms Diffidence, Coyness, etc. See bashfulness.
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  • noun. The quality or state of being shy.
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  • noun. The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
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  • noun. a feeling of fear of embarrassment
    • Word Usage
    "This shyness is hereditary-and, indeed, had not my parents been so shy as they were, I should be standing before you several years older than I am at the moment!"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    timidity  timidness  timorousness  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aquinas  Highness  Linus  dryness  highness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aversion  awkwardness  bashfulness  diffidence  eagerness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    afraidness  bashfulness  bashfulness  boggle  boggling  
    variant
    shiness  
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