bashful

bash·ful

B0099300 (băsh′fəl)adj.1. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others: "I never laughed, being bashful. / Lowering my head, I looked at the wall" (Ezra Pound).2. Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness: "He had polite bashful manners and a low grownup voice" (John Dos Passos).

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[From obsolete bash, to abash, be abashed (from Middle English basshen, variant of abaishen, abasshen; see abash) + -ful.]

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bash′ful·ly adv.bash′ful·ness n.

bashful

(ˈbæʃfʊl) adj1. disposed to attempt to avoid notice through shyness or modesty; diffident; timid2. indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty[C16: from bash, short for abash + -ful] ˈbashfully adv ˈbashfulness n

bash•ful

(ˈbæʃ fəl)

adj. 1. easily embarrassed; shy; timid: a bashful child. 2. indicative of or proceeding from bashfulness: a bashful manner. [1540–50; (a) bash] bash′ful•ly, adv. bash′ful•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bashful - self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Poundtimid - showing fear and lack of confidence
	2.	bashful - disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)blateScotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kiltsbackward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"

bashful

adjective shy, reserved, retiring, nervous, modest, shrinking, blushing, constrained, timid, self-conscious, coy, reticent, self-effacing, diffident, sheepish, mousy, timorous, abashed, shamefaced, easily embarrassed, overmodest a bashful young lady
forward, confident, aggressive, bold, arrogant, brash, fearless, intrepid, pushy (informal), conceited, self-assured, impudent, immodest, egoistic

bashful

adjectiveNot forward but reticent or reserved in manner:backward, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, self-effacing, shy, timid.

Translations

害羞的

bashful

(ˈbӕʃful) adjective shy. a bashful girl; a bashful smile. 害羞的 害羞的bashfully adverb 害羞地 害羞地ˈbashfulness noun 害羞 害羞