Bashfulness

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  • n. The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality of being bashful.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The quality of being bashful; excessive or extreme modesty; timorous shyness; want of confidence. [Formerly, like bashful, a term of commendation, equivalent to modesty.
  • n. Synonyms Bashfulness, Modesty, Diffidence, Shyness, Coyness, timidity, sheepishness. Bashfulness, literally readiness to be abashed, designates timidity and a disturbed state of feeling at meeting with others, or being brought into any prominence. It is natural and not unbecoming to the young, but with advancing years seems a defect; it is often a transient state of feeling. Modesty goes deeper into the character; it is either a proper and becoming distrust of one's self and one's powers, or a high-minded freedom from assurance and assumption; it is always an excellence, unless explicitly said to be excessive. Diffidence is a defect; it is an undue distrust of self, with fear of being censured for failure, tending to unfit one for duty. Shyness is simply a constitutional shrinking from contact with others; it is the result of sensitiveness. Coyness is shyness where advances are made by others; a shrinking from familiarity, perhaps in a coquettish way.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. feeling embarrassed due to modesty
    • Antonym
    assurance    conceit   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    embarrassment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diffidence    shyness    modesty    coyness    reserve   
    Verb Stem
    bash   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shyness    coyness    hesitancy    awkwardness    timidity   
     
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