schuw

Meaning

Adj

1. shy of humans, wild
2. shy, unsociable
3. evasive, shunning

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of schuwen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of schuwen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of schuwen:

Concepts

shy

timid

afraid

timorous

anxious

pusillanimous

faint-hearted

abashed

bashful

diffident

modest

reserved

chary

cowardly

fainthearted

fearful

wimpy

wild

ferae naturae

grievous

uncommunicative

wary

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sxyu̯/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schu, from Old Dutch *skiuhi, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhī.