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Webster 1913 Edition

Shyness

Shy′ness

,

Noun.

The quality or state of being shy.

[Written also

shiness

.]

Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a

shyness

bewtween God and thy soul.

Baxter.

Syn. – Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shyness

SHY'NESS

,

Noun.

Fear of near approach or of familiarity; reserve; coyness.

Definition 2024

shyness

shyness

English

Noun

shyness ‎(usually uncountable, plural shynesses)

The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
His shyness kept him from asking her to the prom.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:shyness

Translations

quality of being shy

Breton: abafded (br) f, abafder (br) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 羞怯 (zh)
Czech: plachost f, stydlivost f
Finnish: ujous (fi)
French: timidité (fr) f
German: Schüchternheit (de), Scheu (de) f, Scheuheit (de) f
Kurdish:
Sorani: " شه‌رم (ku)

Latvian: biklums m, biklība f
Maori: ninihi
Polish: nieśmiałość (pl) f
Portuguese: timidez (pt) f
Romanian: timiditate (ro) f
Russian: скро́мность (ru) f ‎(skrómnostʹ), засте́нчивость (ru) f ‎(zasténčivostʹ)
Spanish: timidez (es) f
Telugu: బిడియం (te) ‎(biḍiyaṃ)
Turkish: utangaçlık (tr)