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  • 21Shyness — Shy ness, n. The quality or state of being shy. [Written also {shiness}.] [1913 Webster] Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy soul. Baxter. [1913 Webster] Syn: Bashfulness;… …

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  • 23bashful — bashfully, adv. bashfulness, n. /bash feuhl/, adj. 1. uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid. 2. indicative of, accompanied by, or proceeding from bashfulness. [1540 50; (A)BASH + FUL] Syn. 1. abashed, modest. See shy1. Ant …

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  • 25constraint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pressure, force, stress; restraint, confinement, repression; reserve, embarrassment, stiffness; compulsion, coercion, necessity, duress. See modesty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The use of force] Syn.… …

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  • 26modesty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Timidity Nouns modesty; humility; diffidence, timidity, bashfulness; shyness, unobtrusiveness; shame; reserve, constraint; demureness. Verbs 1. be modest, retire, give way to, retire into one s shell,… …

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  • 27shyness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bashfulness, reserve, timidity, modesty, timorousness, timidness, coyness, demureness, sheepishness, diffidence, apprehension, backwardness, nervousness, insecurity, reticence, stage fright, mike fright*; see also restraint …

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  • 28Modesty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Modesty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 modesty modesty Sgm: N 1 humility humility &c. 879 Sgm: N 1 diffidence diffidence timidity Sgm: N 1 retiring disposition retiring disposition Sgm: N 1 unobtrusiveness …

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  • 29bashful — [[t]bæ̱ʃfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed. Offstage, he is bashful and awkward... In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills. ...a bashful young lady. Syn: coy Derived words: bashfully …

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  • 30bashful — /ˈbæʃfəl / (say bashfuhl) adjective 1. uncomfortably diffident or shy; timid and easily embarrassed. 2. indicative of, accompanied with, or proceeding from bashfulness. {obsolete verb bash (aphetic variant of abash) + ful} –bashfully, adverb… …