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bashfulbash‧ful /ˈbæʃfəl/ adjective   bashfulOrigin: 1400-1500 bash ‘to be embarrassed or ashamed’ (14-17 centuries), from abash; ➔ ABASHED - a bashful smile
- Kirsty gave Willy a bashful grin.
- Sheila was never bashful about asking a question.
- And we should not be bashful about its place in the current international art scene.
- But no amount of bashful cuteness can disguise its humourless narcissism.
- He was a moving man, bashful but debonair.
- Her defiant black clothes belie her bashful smile.
- Next, the death-defying act from the stewardesses, those bashful girls and their oxygen mine.
- Not one for being bashful, I selected the naughtiest setting - wouldn't you?
- Women should also remember that many men are bashful about discussing their feelings out in the open.
► bashful shy and not willing to say very much ► self-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you ► timid not brave or confident ► reserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems ► introverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people ► withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy ► antisocial not liking to meet people and talk to them ► retiring formal not wanting to be with other people not confident about talking to people► shy not confident about talking to people, especially people you do not know: · David was always rather quiet and shy at school.· Carrie looked up at him and gave him a shy smile.painfully shy (=extremely shy): · He was painfully shy in public, but completely different at home with his family.too shy to do something: · I was too shy to ask her out on a date.go all shy spoken (=suddenly become very shy): · Look, she's gone all shy - stop teasing her.shy with girls/boys/adults etc (=shy when you are talking to girls, boys etc): · Because little Danny spent all his time with his mother, he was rather shy with men. ► timid frightened to talk to people or to give your opinion, because you have very little confidence: · Ralph's wife was a small, timid woman who hardly ever spoke.· "May I come in?" said a timid little voice. ► bashful someone who is bashful is unwilling to give their opinions or do something that they would enjoy, especially because they are embarrassed or afraid that they will look stupid: · Don't be bashful about telling your family how you feel.· Kirsty gave Willy a bashful grin. ► coy someone who is coy deliberately behaves in a shy way because they think it is attractive: · Teresa blushed when she saw me and turned very coy.· Her mother encouraged her to use her feminine charm, to be coy and alluring. ► diffident formal someone who is diffident does not like talking about their achievements or is not confident of their abilities: · Shaun became noticeably diffident when the conversation turned to the subject of his promotion.diffident about: · Joe was humble and diffident about his own success. easily embarrassed in social situations SYN shy:  a bashful grin Don’t be bashful about telling people how you feel.► see thesaurus at shy—bashfully adverb—bashfulness noun [uncountable] |