shyness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being shy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reserve timidity diffidence coyness bashfulness confusion reservation restraint constraint shame funk inhibition embarrassment humility hesitation
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Antonyms

bow-wow attack face belief violence assault
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Hypernyms

timidity timidness timorousness

Phrases with the word

canopy shyness social shyness publicity-shyness pathological shyness apparent shyness awkward shyness

Examples

The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual. Philip Zimbardo

Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down. Daniel Handler

As a boy,I was extremely shy, certainly as a result of my upbringing. I was an expert blusher,and some of my harsh actions may echo this shyness by way of compensation. Günter Brus

What troubles me is the Internet and the electronic technology revolution. Shyness is fueled in part by so many people spending huge amounts of time alone, isolated on e-mail, in chat rooms, which reduces their face-to-face contact with other people. Philip Zimbardo

There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more. Priscilla Presley

Shyness is the prison of the heart. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

shylock shyly Shymkent shyok river shyrdak shyster