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shyness (noun)

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  • shyness — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) …   English terms dictionary

  • shyness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ natural ▪ extreme, paralysing/paralyzing ▪ initial VERB + SHYNESS ▪ be overcome with, have …   Collocations dictionary

  • shyness — noun The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions. His shyness kept him from asking her to the prom, he wasnt outgoing enough even though he had a crush on her …   Wiktionary

  • shyness — noun Gerald s shyness was often mistaken for disinterest Syn: bashfulness, diffidence, sheepishness, reserve, reservedness, introversion, reticence, timidity, timidness, timorousness, mousiness, lack of confidence, self consciousness,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • shyness — noun see shy I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shyness — noun a feeling of fear of embarrassment • Derivationally related forms: ↑shy • Hypernyms: ↑timidity, ↑timidness, ↑timorousness …   Useful english dictionary

  • shyness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bashfulness, reserve, timidity, modesty, timorousness, timidness, coyness, demureness, sheepishness, diffidence, apprehension, backwardness, nervousness, insecurity, reticence, stage fright, mike fright*; see also restraint …   English dictionary for students

  • shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shy — I. /ʃaɪ / (say shuy) adjective (shyer or shier, shyest or shiest) 1. bashful; retiring. 2. easily frightened away; timid. 3. suspicious; distrustful: once bitten, twice shy. 4. reluctant; wary. 5. short: shy of funds. 6. Colloquial failing to pay …  

  • shy — shy1 adjective (shyer, shyest) 1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people.     ↘(shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do.     ↘[in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy.     ↘(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain… …   English new terms dictionary

  • shy — 1 (I) adjective 1 nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: Billy s very shy with adults, but he s fine with other children. | a shy smile | painfully shy (=extremely shy): At 15, I was painfully… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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