shy

shy ¹  (sh)

adj. shi·er (shr) or shy·er, shi·est (shst) or shy·est

1. Easily startled; timid.

2.

a. Drawing back from contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved.

b. Marked by reserve or diffidence: a shy glance.

3. Distrustful; wary: shy of strangers.

4. Not having paid an amount due, as one's ante in poker.

5. Short; lacking: Eleven is one shy of a dozen.

intr.v. shied (shd), shy·ing, shies (shz)

1. To move suddenly, as if startled; start.

2. To draw back, as from fear or caution; recoil.

n. pl. shies (shz)

A sudden movement, as from fright; a start.

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[Middle English schey, from Old English scoh.]

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shyer n.

shyly adv.

shyness n.

Synonyms: shy¹, bashful, diffident, modest, coy, demure
These adjectives mean not forward but marked by a retiring nature, reticence, or a reserve of manner. One who is shy draws back from others, either because of a withdrawn nature or out of timidity: "The poor man was shy and hated society" George Bernard Shaw.
Bashful suggests self-consciousness or awkwardness in the presence of others: "I never laughed, being bashful./Lowering my head, I looked at the wall" Ezra Pound.
Diffident implies lack of self-confidence: He was too diffident to express his opinion.
Modest is associated with an unassertive nature and absence of vanity or pretension: Despite her fame she remained a modest, unassuming person.
Coy usually implies feigned, often flirtatious shyness: "yielded with coy submission" John Milton.
Demure often denotes an affected shyness or modesty: Her assistant nodded in agreement, flashing a demure smile.

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shy ¹

Adjective

1. not at ease in the company of others

2. easily frightened; timid

3. shy of cautious or wary of

4. reluctant or unwilling: camera-shy, workshy

Verb

[shies, shying, shied]

1. to move back or aside suddenly from fear: with a terrified whinny the horse shied

2. shy away from to draw back from (doing something), through lack of confidence

Noun

pl shies

a sudden movement back or aside from fear [Old English scēoh]

shyly adv
shyness n

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shy ²

Verb

[shies, shying, shied]

to throw (something)

Noun

pl shies

a quick throw [Germanic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shy - a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
Verb	1.	shy - start suddenly, as from fright jump, startle, start - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
	2.	shy - throw quickly throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
Adj.	1.	shy - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" unsure, diffident, timid
	2.	shy - short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
	3.	shy - wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers" wary - marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers"

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shy

adjective 1. timid, self-conscious, bashful, reserved, retiring, nervous, modest, shrinking, backward, coy, reticent, self-effacing, diffident, mousy << OPPOSITE confident

adjective 2. cautious, wary, hesitant, suspicious, reticent, distrustful, chary << OPPOSITE reckless

verb 3. (sometimes with off or away) recoil, flinch, draw back, start, rear, buck, wince, swerve, balk, quail, take fright

Translations

shy [ʃaɪ] adj → tímido

vi to shy away from doing sth (fig) → rehusar hacer algo;

to be shy of doing sth → esquivar hacer algo

shy [ʃaɪ] adj → timide;

to fight shy of → se dérober devant;

to be shy of doing sth → hésiter à faire qch, ne pas oser faire qch vi to shy away from doing sth (fig) → craindre de faire qch

shy [ʃaɪ] adj → schüchtern;

(animal) → scheu

vi to shy away from doing sth (fig) → davor zurückschrecken, etw zu tun;

to fight shy of → aus dem Weg gehen +dat;

to be shy of doing sth → Hemmungen haben, etw zu tun

shy [ʃaɪ] adj → timido/a

vi to shy away from doing sth (fig) → rifuggire dal fare qc;

to fight shy of → tenersi alla larga da;

to be shy of doing sth → essere restio a fare qc

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shy

adj shy [ʃai]

1 lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention She is too shy to go to parties.skaamخَجولсрамежливnesmělýgenertschüchternντροπαλόςtímido, vergonzoso, reservadoujeخجالتي ؛ محجوبujotimideבַּיישָןसंकोचीsramežljiv, stidljivfélénkmalu, pemalufeiminntimido内気な소심한, 내향적인drovuskautrīgs; nedrošsmaluverlegensjenert, blygnieśmiałytímidotimidстеснительныйnesmelýsramežljivstidljivblygขี้อายutangaç害羞的боязкий; соромливийشرمیلاnhút nhát, bẽn lẽn害羞的

2 drawing back from (an action, person etc) She is shy of strangers.skaam, skugterحَذِر، هَيّاب من، يَجْفَل منсвенливbázlivýgenertzurückhaltendδειλός, ανασφαλήςavergonzadoeemalehoidevدوري حستن ازarkamal à l'aise (avec, devant)נִרתָעशर्मीलाplah, povučentartózkodóengganfeiminntimoroso恥かしがる수줍어하는, 꺼리는besišalinantiskautrīgs; kaunīgsmaluschuwskvetten, sky, engstelignieskory do kontaktów (z)retraídoprevăzătorробкийbojazlivýzadržanstidljivblygซึ่งตกใจง่ายçekingen靦腆的обережний, нерішучийمحتاطcảnh giác, sợ腼腆的

3 (of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid Deer are very shy animals.skugterجَبانплашливplachýskyscheuδειλός, που τρομάζει εύκολαasustadizo, hurañokartlikجانور رموsäikkycraintifחוֹשֵשदब्बूbojažljiv, oprezanijedősmudah kaget, ketakutanstyggurdiffidente, guardingo憶病な(야생 동물이) 잘 놀라는; 겁많은baikštusbikls; tramīgspenakutschuwskvetten, lettskremt, skypłochliwyariscofricosпугливыйplachýplahplašljivskyggขี้กลัวürkek易受驚的полохливийڈرنے ، بھڑکنے والا جانورnhát易受惊的

v

(of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear The horse shied at the strangers.wegspring uit vreesيَقْفِز، يَسْتَديرُ جانِباплаша се (кон)plašit sespringe til siden; refuserescheuenπηδώ ή γυρίζω απότομα από φόβο (για άλογο)espantarseehmumaرم كردنpelästyäse cabrer (devant)לְהֵירָתַע בְּבֶהָלָהभड़काना, चौकाना, चमकना, से दूर भागना, से पीछे हटनाplašiti se (konj)megbokrosodikmundur ketakutanfælast(fare uno scarto)あとずさりする(말이) 뒷걸음치다baidytissatrūktiesmenyorokschichtig opspringenskvette, bli sky forpłoszyć sięespantar-sea se cabra (înaintea)шарахатьсяsplašiť savzpenjati se, izogibati seplašiti seskygga(ม้า) ตื่นตกใจürkmek, korkmak(馬等)受驚полохатися, лякатисяاچانک خوف سے اچھل پڑناngừng lại, khựng lại（马等）受惊

adv ˈshyly

skaamبِخَجَلсрамежливоnesmělegenertscheuντροπαλάtímidamente, con timidezujedaltاز روي خجالتujostitimidementבְּבַּיישָנוּתसंकोच, शर्मीलापन सेstidljivo, plašljivofélénken, bárortalanuldengan malu-malu, kemalu-maluanfeimnislegatimidamenteはにかんで수줍어서droviai, baikščiaikautrīgi; biklidengan rasa maluverlegensjenert, blygtnieśmiało, płochliwietimidamentetimid, cu timiditateзастенчивоnesmeloplahostidljivoblygt, skyggtอย่างขี้อายmahcup mahcup, çekinerek膽怯地,害羞地соромливо; нерішучеاحتیاط سےnhút nhát,dễ hoảng sợ胆怯地,害羞地

n ˈshyness

skaamheidخَجَلсрамежливостnesmělostgenerthed; skyheddie Scheuντροπαλότηταtimidezujedusكمروييujoustimiditéבַּיישָנוּתसंकोच, संकुचाहट, शर्मीलापनplašljivost, stidljivostvadság, félénkség, bátortalanság; tartózkodásperasaan malu atau seganfeimnitimidezzaはにかみ수줍음drovumas, baikštumaskautrība; biklumsrasa maluverlegenheidsjenerthet, blyghet, skyhetnieśmiałość, płochliwośćtimideztimiditateстеснительностьnesmelosťplašnoststidljivostblygsel, blyghet, skygghetความเขินอายmahcupluk, çekingenlik害羞боязкість; соромливістьشرمیلا پنsự nhút nhát, tính dễ hoảng sợ害羞