shamefaced

Significat (Anglès)

1. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
2. Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.

Conceptes

avergonyit

culpable

Sinònims

bashful

shy

ashamed

embarrassed

shamed

sheepish

hangdog

unobtrusive

coy

modest

be ashamed

timid

guilty

spare

timorous

unnoticeable

unostentatious

unpretending

unpretentious

blate

abashed

pudic

austere

bashfully

basic

demure

discredited

dishonored

homely

humble

lowly

plain

prudish

shamefacedly

Traduccions

schamhaft

avergonzado

vergognoso

vergonzoso

schüchtern

verlegen

beschaamd

honteux

ντροπιασμένος

verecundus

penaud

beschämt

coupable

timide

embarrassé

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: schamefast

Heretat de anglès antic: sċamfæst

In summary

Alteration (due to folk etymology: shame + faced) of shamefast, from Middle English schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), equivalent to shame + fast. Synchronically with -faced (/ˈfeɪst/).