bashful

Meaning

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

Synonyms

shy

timid

modest

ashamed

coy

shamefaced

shameful

fearful

😨

embarrassed

diffident

blate

timorous

be ashamed

demure

retiring

sheepish

self-conscious

abashed

indecisive

irresolute

mousey

withdrawn

nervous

afraid

hesitant

shame-faced

reserved

mousy

person

🧑‍🦱

prudish

pusillanimous

shamefacedly

shyly

skittish

skulker

timidity

unobtrusive

unpretending

unsociable

white livered

yellow

chicken hearted

blushful

pudic

be modest

be bashful

not bold

weak kneed

boggler

lily livered

backward

bashfully

bashfulness

blush

😊

blushing

conscientious

coward

cowardice

cowardly

coyly

craven

dastardly

decent

decorous

demurely

diffidently

embarrassing

faint-hearted

feel shy

grievous

humble

humiliating

maidenly

mealymouthed

modestly

modesty

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbæʃfəɫ]

Etymology

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