shy

(Engels)

Adj

1. Easily frightened; timid.
2. Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.
4. (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
5. Embarrassed.
6. (UK, US) Less likely to reveal whom they will vote for than average, chiefly in the context of the collective effect this has on polling accuracy.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.
2. (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
3. (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
4. (Scotland, intransitive, transitive) To throw a ball with two hands above the head, especially when it has crossed the side lines in a football (soccer) match.
5. (Scotland) To hit the ball back into play from the sidelines in a shinty match.

Noun

1. An act of throwing.
2. A place for throwing.
3. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
4. In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
5. (Scotland) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
6. (Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
7. (archaic) A gibe; a sneer.

Tegenovergesteld aan

bold, brave, confident, courageous, adventurous, fearless, unshy, audacious, cheeky, brazen, gregarious, outgoing, forward#Adjective

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʃaɪ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: shy

Overgenomen van Oudengels: sċēoh

Verwant aan Saterfries: skjou

Verwant aan Nederlands: schuw

Verwant aan Duits: scheu

Verwant aan Deens: sky

In summary

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

Concepten

verlegen

timide

bedeesd

beschroomd

schuw

bevangen

bang

schroomvallig

blo

vreesachtig

eenkennig

schuchter

benepen

😨

gooien

angstig

😨

ingetogen

gereserveerd

kleinzielig

mensenschuw

terugschrikken

zijsprong

schuwen

aangooi

gooiplek

afgezonderd

gooiplaats

gegeneerd

gegeneerde

klein

laf

ontwijken

schrikken

schuchtere

schunnig

terugspringen

verdacht

verstandig

voorzichtig

weggooien

werpen

worp

Synoniemen

bashful

timid

ashamed

modest

coy

embarrassed

diffident

timorous

reserved

fearful

😨

afraid

shamefaced

self-conscious

throw

retiring

withdrawn

shame

reticent

be ashamed

skittish

sheepish

fling

be bashful

reluctant

pusillanimous

unsociable

indecisive

demure

nervous

abashed

wild

be diffident

cowardly

flip

anxious

pitch

embarrass

abash

unsure

cautious

cast

faint-hearted

hesitant

startle

toss

silent

🔇

shot

skew

dash

💨

short