1. love-shy - Noun
2. love-shy - Adjective
love-shy (comparative love-shier or love-shyer, superlative love-shiest or love-shyest)
Ineffectual at courtship or attaining sexual intercourse.
Hyponym: incel
love-shy (plural not attested)
(very rare) A person, especially a man, who is ineffectual at courtship.