schuchter

Concepts

shy

timid

coy

ashamedly

shamefaced

shrinking

mousy

bashful

mousey

Synonyms

verlegen

bedeesd

timide

schroomvallig

bescheiden

beschroomd

bevangen

blo

eng

gegeneerd

gegeneerde

klein

kleingeestig

krap

nauw

schuchtere

schuw

stom

🔇

armoedig

schichtig

armzalig

bekrompen

benauwd

Translations

schüchtern

tímido

timide

tímido

furchtsam

😨

timido

scheu

verschämt

timidus

😨

pavidus

ängstlich

😨

zurückhaltend

craintif

😟

tímidament

خَجِل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsxʏxtər/

Etymology

Borrowed from German: schüchter

Cognate with German: scheu

Cognate with Dutch: schuw

Cognate with English: shy

In summary

Via Early Modern German schüchter from a German Low German [Term?] source. The contemporary German form is schüchtern. Eventually akin to German scheu, Dutch schuw, and English shy.