adj satadj.allshowing modest reserveExamples:- she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture
Antonyms:unreserved
Derivationally Related Form:diffidence
Inherited Hypernyms:diffident
Similar to:reserved
adjadj.alllacking self-confidenceAttributes:confidence
Synset:shy timid unsure
Examples:- stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
- problems that call for bold not timid responses
- a very unsure young man
Antonyms:confident
Derivationally Related Form:shynesstimidnessdiffidence
Inherited Hypernyms:diffident