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• 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 — shy1 [ʃaı] adj comparative shyer superlative shyest [: Old English; Origin: sceoh] 1.) nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know ▪ He was a quiet, shy man. shy with ▪ She was very shy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• -shy — [[t] ʃaɪ[/t]] COMB in ADJ shy is added to nouns to form adjectives which indicate that someone does not like a particular thing, and tries to avoid it. For example, someone who is camera shy does not like having their photograph taken. They are… …   English dictionary

• shy from — (US) (or shy away from) [phrasal verb] shy from (something) (US) or shy away from (something) : to try to avoid (something) because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc. They never shied from publicity. She shies away from mak …   Useful english 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

• shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… …   English dictionary

• shy — I [[t]ʃaɪ[/t]] adj. shy•er shi•er, shy•est shi•est, 1) bashful; retiring 2) easily frightened away; timid 3) distrustful; wary: shy of publicity[/ex] 4) deficient: shy of funds[/ex] 5) short of a full amount or number: a few dollars shy of our… …   From formal English to slang

• fight shy of — FLINCH FROM, demur from, recoil from; have scruples about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be averse to, be chary of, be loath to, be reluctant to, be disinclined to, be afraid to, hesitate to, baulk at; informal boggle at; archaic… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lily Elsie — (8 April 1886 16 December 1962) was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár s operetta The Merry Widow . Beginning as a child star in the 1890s,… …   Wikipedia

• List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …   Wikipedia

• Madge Bellamy — Born Margaret Derden Philpott June 30, 1899(1899 06 30) Hillsboro, Texas, U.S. Died January 24, 1990 …   Wikipedia