shy
Senso (Inglese)
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- Easily frightened; timid.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- Embarrassed.
Sinonimi
nervous
be bashful
be diffident
be modest
very shy person
be abashed
be reserved
chicken hearted
afraid of
be frightened
be shamed
be startled
be timid
embarassed
feel awkward
labour under a delusion
make shy
feel embarrassed
be awkward
be caught up in
not bold
weak kneed
lily livered
become flustered
be embarrassed
be reluctant
embarass
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ʃaɪ/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), German scheu (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”). Etymology tree Middle English shy English shy
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