bashful

Meaning

  1. Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
  2. Indicating bashfulness.

Synonyms

shy
B2
timid
C2
modest
C1
ashamed
B1
coy
C2
shamefaced
shameful
C1
fearful
C2
😨
embarrassed
B2
diffident
blate
timorous
be ashamed
demure
40k
retiring
C2
sheepish
self-conscious
20k
abashed
indecisive
29k
irresolute
mousey
49k
withdrawn
C2

nervous

afraid
A1
hesitant
21k

shame-faced

reserved
C1
mousy
36k
person
A1
🧑‍🦱
prudish
43k
pusillanimous
shamefacedly
shyly
skittish
32k
skulker
timidity
unobtrusive
unpretending
unsociable
white livered
yellow
B1

chicken hearted

blushful
pudic

be modest

be bashful

not bold

weak kneed

boggler

lily livered

Translations

schüchtern
schamhaft
verlegen
timide
timido
vergonzoso
tímido
vergognoso
verlegen
tímido
avergonzado
beschämt

ντροπαλός

furchtsam
😨
Frequency

22k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈbæʃfəɫ]
Etymology

16th-century apheresis of abashed + -ful (“full of”).

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