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(bæʃfʊl)

adjective

Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.

He seemed bashful and awkward.

In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills.

...a bashful young lady.

Synonyms: shy, reserved, retiring, nervous More Synonyms of bashful

bashfully (bæʃfʊli) adverb [ADVERB with verb]

'No,' Wang Fu said bashfully.

bashfulness uncountable noun

I was overcome with bashfulness when I met her.

Synonyms: shyness, reserve, embarrassment, constraint More Synonyms of bashful

bashful in British English

(ˈbæʃfʊl)

adjective

disposed to attempt to avoid notice through shyness or modesty; diffident; timid

indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty

Derived forms

bashfully (ˈbashfully)

adverb

bashfulness (ˈbashfulness)

noun

Word origin

C16: from bash, short for abash + -ful

bashful in American English

(ˈbæʃfəl)

adjective

timid, shy, and easily embarrassed

showing an embarrassed timidity

SIMILAR WORDS: shy

Derived forms

bashfully (ˈbashfully)

adverb

bashfulness (ˈbashfulness)

noun

Word origin

abash + -ful

Examples of 'bashful' in a sentence
bashful

It causes him to go a little bashful.As the week progresses we become less bashful.When dozens of fans screamed his name, he looked a little bashful.I am bashful and shy in that way.He's almost a little bashful.

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bashful

dwarf

(adjective) in the sense of shy

Definition

shy or modest

a bashful child

Synonyms

shy

He is painfully shy when it comes to talking to new people.

reserved

He was unemotional and reserved.

retiring

I'm still that shy, retiring little girl.

nervous

I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night.

modest

He's modest, as well as being a great player.

shrinking

blushing

constrained

timid

A timid child, she had learnt obedience at an early age.

self-conscious

I felt a bit self-conscious in my swimming costume.

coy

a coy smile

reticent

self-effacing

aw-shucks (slang, mainly US)

diffident

The new employee was diffident and reserved in meetings.

sheepish

He looked a little sheepish when he answered.

mousy

He remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried.

timorous (literary)

He is a reclusive, timorous creature.

abashed

shamefaced

easily embarrassed

overmodest

Opposites

forward

confident

aggressive

bold

arrogant

brash

fearless

intrepid

pushy (informal)

conceited

self-assured

impudent

immodest

egoistic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of coy

Definition

affectedly shy and modest

a coy smile

Synonyms

modest,

retiring,

shy,

shrinking,

arch,

timid,

self-effacing,

demure,

flirtatious,

bashful,

prudish,

aw-shucks,

skittish,

coquettish,

kittenish,

overmodest

in the sense of diffident

Definition

lacking self-confidence

The new employee was diffident and reserved in meetings.

Synonyms

shy,

reserved,

withdrawn,

reluctant,

modest,

shrinking,

doubtful,

backward,

unsure,

insecure,

constrained,

timid,

self-conscious,

hesitant,

meek,

unassuming,

unobtrusive,

self-effacing,

sheepish,

aw-shucks,

bashful,

timorous (literary),

unassertive

in the sense of modest

Definition

shy or easily embarrassed

He's modest, as well as being a great player.

Synonyms

unpretentious,

simple,

reserved,

retiring,

quiet,

shy,

humble,

discreet,

blushing,

self-conscious,

coy,

meek,

reticent,

unassuming,

self-effacing,

demure,

diffident,

bashful,

aw-shucks

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bashful

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单词	bashful
释义	Trends of bashful View usage for: bashful (bæʃfʊl) adjective Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed. He seemed bashful and awkward. In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills. ...a bashful young lady. Synonyms: shy, reserved, retiring, nervous More Synonyms of bashful bashfully (bæʃfʊli) adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'No,' Wang Fu said bashfully. bashfulness uncountable noun I was overcome with bashfulness when I met her. Synonyms: shyness, reserve, embarrassment, constraint More Synonyms of bashful bashful in British English (ˈbæʃfʊl) adjective 1. disposed to attempt to avoid notice through shyness or modesty; diffident; timid 2. indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty Derived forms bashfully (ˈbashfully) adverb bashfulness (ˈbashfulness) noun Word origin C16: from bash, short for abash + -ful bashful in American English (ˈbæʃfəl) adjective 1. timid, shy, and easily embarrassed 2. showing an embarrassed timidity SIMILAR WORDS: shy Derived forms bashfully (ˈbashfully) adverb bashfulness (ˈbashfulness) noun Word origin abash + -ful Examples of 'bashful' in a sentence bashful It causes him to go a little bashful. Times, Sunday Times (2010) As the week progresses we become less bashful. Times, Sunday Times (2010) When dozens of fans screamed his name, he looked a little bashful. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I am bashful and shy in that way. The Sun (2014) He's almost a little bashful. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Word lists with bashful dwarf (adjective) in the sense of shy Definition shy or modest a bashful child Synonyms shy He is painfully shy when it comes to talking to new people. reserved He was unemotional and reserved. retiring I'm still that shy, retiring little girl. nervous I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night. modest He's modest, as well as being a great player. shrinking blushing constrained timid A timid child, she had learnt obedience at an early age. self-conscious I felt a bit self-conscious in my swimming costume. coy a coy smile reticent self-effacing aw-shucks (slang, mainly US) diffident The new employee was diffident and reserved in meetings. sheepish He looked a little sheepish when he answered. mousy He remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried. timorous (literary) He is a reclusive, timorous creature. abashed shamefaced easily embarrassed overmodest Opposites forward , confident , aggressive , bold , arrogant , brash , fearless , intrepid , pushy (informal) , conceited , self-assured , impudent , immodest , egoistic Additional synonyms in the sense of coy Definition affectedly shy and modest a coy smile Synonyms modest, retiring, shy, shrinking, arch, timid, self-effacing, demure, flirtatious, bashful, prudish, aw-shucks, skittish, coquettish, kittenish, overmodest in the sense of diffident Definition lacking self-confidence The new employee was diffident and reserved in meetings. Synonyms shy, reserved, withdrawn, reluctant, modest, shrinking, doubtful, backward, unsure, insecure, constrained, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, meek, unassuming, unobtrusive, self-effacing, sheepish, aw-shucks, bashful, timorous (literary), unassertive in the sense of modest Definition shy or easily embarrassed He's modest, as well as being a great player. Synonyms unpretentious, simple, reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, humble, discreet, blushing, self-conscious, coy, meek, reticent, unassuming, self-effacing, demure, diffident, bashful, aw-shucks Nearby words of bashful basement baseness bash bashful bashfulness basic basically Synonyms of 'bashful' bashful Explore 'bashful' in the dictionary
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