adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

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

   "a bashful look"

Adjective

1. 1
   disposed to avoid notice wordnet
2. 2
   self-consciously timid wordnet

Synonyms

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backwardshytimidabashedaloofautistic

Antonyms

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outgoing

Example

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"The boy is bashful and doesn't talk much."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

bashful bladder

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