noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness. uncountable
2. 2
   feeling embarrassed about yourself wordnet

Synonyms

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appearancebashfulnessconformitydemeanorembarrassmentexpression

Antonyms

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assuranceboldnesscomposureconfidence

Etymology

From sheepish + -ness.