verecundus
Meaning
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) feeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest
- (adjective, broadly, declension-1, declension-2) worthy of reverence, venerable
Opposite of
inverēcundus
Translations
bescheiden
ντροπαλός
discret
خَجُولPronounced as (IPA)
[wɛ.reːˈkʊn.dʊs]
Etymology
From vereor (“to revere, fear”) + -cundus (cf. -undus).
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