shy 1 (sh )adj. shi·er (sh   r) or shy·er, shi·est (sh st) 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 (sh d), 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 (sh z) A sudden movement, as from fright; a start. [Middle English schey, from Old English sc  oh.]shy er n.shy ly adv.shy ness 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 One who is shy draws back from others, either because of a withdrawn nature or out of timidity: "The poor man was shy and hated society" (George Bernard Shaw).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. |
| shy 2 (sh) v. shied (sh d), shy·ing, shies (shz) v.tr. To throw (something) with a swift motion; fling. v.intr. To throw something with a swift motion. n. pl. shies (sh z) 1. A quick throw; a fling. 2. Informal A gibe; a sneer. 3. Informal An attempt; a try. [Perhaps from shy.] |
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
shyness n
shy 2
Verb
[shies, shying, shied]
to throw (something)
Noun
pl shies
a quick throw [Germanic]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
| 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" |
| 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" |
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
Translations
shy [ʃaɪ] adj → schüchtern;
(animal) → scheu
vi to shy away from doing sth (fig) → davor zurückschrecken, etw zu tun;
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. skaam خَجول срамежлив nesmělý genert schüchtern ντροπαλός tímido, vergonzoso, reservado uje خجالتي ؛ محجوب ujo timide בַּיישָן संकोची sramežljiv, stidljiv félénk malu, pemalu feiminn timido 内気な 소심한, 내향적인 drovus kautrīgs; nedrošs malu verlegen sjenert, blyg nieśmiały tímido timid стеснительный nesmelý sramežljiv stidljiv blyg ขี้อาย utangaç 害羞的 боязкий; соромливий شرمیلا nhút nhát, bẽn lẽn 害羞的
2 drawing back from (an action, person etc) She is shy of strangers. skaam, skugter حَذِر، هَيّاب من، يَجْفَل من свенлив bázlivý genert zurückhaltend δειλός, ανασφαλής avergonzado eemalehoidev دوري حستن از arka mal à l'aise (avec, devant) נִרתָע शर्मीला plah, povučen tartózkodó enggan feiminn timoroso 恥かしがる 수줍어하는, 꺼리는 besišalinantis kautrīgs; kaunīgs malu schuw skvetten, sky, engstelig nieskory do kontaktów (z) retraído prevăzător робкий bojazlivý zadržan stidljiv blyg ซึ่งตกใจง่าย çekingen 靦腆的 обережний, нерішучий محتاط cảnh giác, sợ 腼腆的
3 (of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid Deer are very shy animals. skugter جَبان плашлив plachý sky scheu δειλός, που τρομάζει εύκολα asustadizo, huraño kartlik جانور رمو säikky craintif חוֹשֵש दब्बू bojažljiv, oprezan ijedős mudah kaget, ketakutan styggur diffidente, guardingo 憶病な (야생 동물이) 잘 놀라는; 겁많은 baikštus bikls; tramīgs penakut schuw skvetten, lettskremt, sky płochliwy arisco fricos пугливый plachý plah plašljiv skygg ขี้กลัว ürkek 易受驚的 полохливий ڈرنے ، بھڑکنے والا جانور nhát 易受惊的
v
(of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear The horse shied at the strangers. wegspring uit vrees يَقْفِز، يَسْتَديرُ جانِبا плаша се (кон) plašit se springe til siden; refusere scheuen πηδώ ή γυρίζω απότομα από φόβο (για άλογο) espantarse ehmuma رم كردن pelästyä se cabrer (devant) לְהֵירָתַע בְּבֶהָלָה भड़काना, चौकाना, चमकना, से दूर भागना, से पीछे हटना plašiti se (konj) megbokrosodik mundur ketakutan fælast (fare uno scarto) あとずさりする (말이) 뒷걸음치다 baidytis satrūkties menyorok schichtig opspringen skvette, bli sky for płoszyć się espantar-se a se cabra (înaintea) шарахаться splašiť sa vzpenjati se, izogibati se plašiti se skygga (ม้า) ตื่นตกใจ ürkmek, korkmak (馬等)受驚 полохатися, лякатися اچانک خوف سے اچھل پڑنا ngừng lại, khựng lại （马等）受惊
adv shyly
skaam بِخَجَل срамежливо nesměle genert scheu ντροπαλά tímidamente, con timidez ujedalt از روي خجالت ujosti timidement בְּבַּיישָנוּת संकोच, शर्मीलापन से stidljivo, plašljivo félénken, bárortalanul dengan malu-malu, kemalu-maluan feimnislega timidamente はにかんで 수줍어서 droviai, baikščiai kautrīgi; bikli dengan rasa malu verlegen sjenert, blygt nieśmiało, płochliwie timidamente timid, cu timiditate застенчиво nesmelo plaho stidljivo blygt, skyggt อย่างขี้อาย mahcup mahcup, çekinerek 膽怯地,害羞地 соромливо; нерішуче احتیاط سے nhút nhát,dễ hoảng sợ 胆怯地,害羞地
n shyness
skaamheid خَجَل срамежливост nesmělost generthed; skyhed die Scheu ντροπαλότητα timidez ujedus كمرويي ujous timidité בַּיישָנוּת संकोच, संकुचाहट, शर्मीलापन plašljivost, stidljivost vadság, félénkség, bátortalanság; tartózkodás perasaan malu atau segan feimni timidezza はにかみ 수줍음 drovumas, baikštumas kautrība; biklums rasa malu verlegenheid sjenerthet, blyghet, skyhet nieśmiałość, płochliwość timidez timiditate стеснительность nesmelosť plašnost stidljivost blygsel, blyghet, skygghet ความเขินอาย mahcupluk, çekingenlik 害羞 боязкість; соромливість شرمیلا پن sự nhút nhát, tính dễ hoảng sợ 害羞
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