bashfulness

bash·ful

 (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.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bashfulness - feeling embarrassed due to modesty   abashment embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

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bashfulness

noun shyness, reserve, embarrassment, constraint, hesitation, modesty, nervousness, lack of confidence, reticence, self-consciousness, timidity, diffidence, coyness, timorousness, mousiness, sheepishness, timidness Suddenly overcome with bashfulness, he lowered his voice.

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bashfulness

noun

An awkwardness or lack of self-confidence in the presence of others:

backwardness, coyness, retiringness, shyness, timidity, timidness.

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Translations

خَجَل، حَياء

ostýchavostskromnost

forlegenhedgenerthed

Scheu

timidité

szemérmesség

feimni

blyghetsjenerthet

ostýchavosť

mahcupluksıkılganlık

害羞

bashfulness

[ˈbæʃfʊlnɪs] N → timidez f

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bashfulness

[ˈbæʃfʊlnɪs] n

(= shyness) → timidité f

(= embarrassment) → embarras m, gêne f

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bashfulness

n → Schüchternheit f; (on particular occasion) → Verlegenheit f

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bashfulness

[ˈbæʃfʊlnɪs] n → timidezza

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bashful

(ˈbӕʃful) adjective

shy. a bashful girl; a bashful smile. skaam, skamerig خَجول свенлив tímido stydlivý, upejpavý scheu genert; forlegen ντροπαλόςtímido, ruboroso pelglik خجالتی؛ محجوب ujo timide בישן, ביישן शर्मीला sramežljiv szégyenlős pemalu feiminn timido はにかみやの 부끄러워하는 drovus, nedrąsus kautrīgs; bikls malu verlegenblyg, sjenertnieśmiały شرميندوكى، خجول tímido ruşinos застенчивый ostýchavý plašen bojažljiv blyg ขี้อาย utangaç, sıkılgan, mahcup 害羞的 боязкий; соромливий شرمیلا rụt rè 害羞的

bashfully adverb

skamerig بِخَجَلٍ срамежливо timidamente skromně, ostýchavě scheu genert; forlegent ντροπαλά tímidamente pelglikult با کمرویی ujosti timidement בְּבַיישָׁנוּת संकोच-पूर्वक sramežljivo szemérmesen tersipu-sipu feimnislega timidamente はにかんで 부끄러워하면서 droviai kautrīgi; bikli dengan malunya verlegenblygt, sjenert nieśmiało خجالت timidamente timid застенчиво ostýchavo plašno bojažljivo blygt อย่างอาย ๆ utanarak, sıkılarak, mahcup mahcup 害羞地 боязко; соромливо شرمگیں rụt rè 害羞地

ˈbashfulness noun

skamerigheid خَجَل، حَياء свенливост timidez skromnost, ostýchavost die Scheu generthed; forlegenhed ντροπαλότητα timidez pelglikkus کمرویی؛ حجب ujous timidité בּיישָׁנוּת शर्मीलापन sramežljivost, stidljivost szemérmesség sikap malu-malu feimni timidezza はにかみ, 内気 부끄러워함 drovumas kautrums; biklums penuh malu verlegenheidblyghet, sjenerthetnieśmiałość خجالت، شرمندګى timidez timiditate застенчивость ostýchavosť plašnost bojažljivost blyghet ความอาย mahcupluk, sıkılganlık 害羞 боязкість; соромливість شرمیلا پن sự bẽn lẽn 害羞

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