bashful

bash·ful  (bshfl)

adj.

1. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others. See Synonyms at shy¹.

2. Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness.

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[From Middle English basshe, from basshed, past participle of basshen, to be discomfited, probably variant of abaishen; see abash.]

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bashful·ly adv.

bashful·ness n.

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bashful [ˈbæʃfʊl]

adj

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

2. indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty

[from bash, short for abash + -ful]

bashfully  adv

bashfulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bashful - self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound timid - 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) blate Scotland - 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 kilts backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"

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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

Translations

bashful [ˈbæʃfʊl] ADJ → tímido, vergonzoso

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bashful [ˈbæʃfʊl] adj

(= embarrassed) [person, smile] → embarrassé(e)
to be bashful about sth → être embarrassé(e) par qch
to be bashful about doing sth → être embarrassé(e) pour faire qch, éprouver de l'embarras à faire qch

(= shy) → timide

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bashful

adj, bashfully

adv → schüchtern; (on particular occasion) → verlegen; give us a song! ah, he’s bashful → sing was! ach, er geniert sich!

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bashful [ˈbæʃfʊl] adj → timido/a

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bashful

adj bashful [ˈbӕʃful]

shy a bashful girl; a bashful smile. skaam, skamerig خَجول свенлив stydlivý, upejpavý genert; forlegen scheu ντροπαλός tímido, ruboroso pelglik خجالتی؛ محجوب ujo timide בַּישַן @@@בַּיישַׁן$$$ शर्मीला sramežljiv szégyenlős pemalu feiminn timido はにかみやの 부끄러워하는 drovus, nedrąsus kautrīgs; bikls malu verlegen blyg, sjenert nieśmiały tímido ruşinos застенчивый ostýchavý plašen bojažljiv blyg ขี้อาย utangaç, sıkılgan, mahcup 害羞的 боязкий; соромливий شرمیلا rụt rè 害羞的

adv bashfully

skamerig بِخَجَلٍ срамежливо skromně, ostýchavě genert; forlegent scheu 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 verlegen blygt, sjenert nieśmiało timidamente timid застенчиво ostýchavo plašno bojažljivo blygt อย่างอาย ๆ utanarak, sıkılarak, mahcup mahcup 害羞地 боязко; соромливо شرمگیں rụt rè 害羞地

n bashfulness

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