bashful English

Meaning bashful meaning

What does bashful mean?

bashful

— adjective self-consciously timid I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall — Ezra Pound

— adjective (= blate) disposed to avoid notice; ; ('blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it

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shy

timid

modest

ashamed

coy

shamefaced

shameful

fearful

embarrassed

diffident

timorous

demure

blate

be ashamed

sheepish

self-conscious

retiring

withdrawn

shame-faced

reserved

nervous

mousey

irresolute

indecisive

hesitant

afraid

abashed

yellow

white livered

weak kneed

unsociable

unpretending

unobtrusive

timidity

skulker

skittish

shyly

shamefacedly

pusillanimous

pudic

prudish

person

not bold

mousy

modesty

modestly

mealymouthed

maidenly

lily livered

humiliating

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Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Shy, timid

• What words describe someone who feels shy?
  shy timid uncomfortable bashful coy diffident reserved withdrawn introverted inhibited