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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 One who is shy draws back from others, either because of a withdrawn nature or out of timidity: "The poor man was shy and hated society" (George Bernard Shaw).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 ²  (sh)

v. shied (shd), 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 (shz)

1. A quick throw; a fling.

2. Informal A gibe; a sneer.

3. Informal An attempt; a try.

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[Perhaps from shy.]

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shy¹

adj shyer, shyest, shier shiest

1. not at ease in the company of others

2. easily frightened; timid

3. (often foll by of) watchful or wary

4. (Group Games / Card Games) Poker (of a player) without enough money to back his bet

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of plants and animals) not breeding or producing offspring freely

6. (foll by of) Informal chiefly US and Canadian short (of)

7. (in combination) showing reluctance or disinclination workshy

vb shies, shying, shied (intr)

1. to move suddenly, as from fear the horse shied at the snake in the road

2. (usually foll by off or away) to draw back; recoil

n pl shies

a sudden movement, as from fear

[Old English sceoh; related to Old High German sciuhen to frighten away, Dutch schuw shy, Swedish skygg]

shyer  n

shyly  adv

shyness  n

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shy²

vb shies, shying, shied

to throw (something) with a sideways motion

n pl shies

1. a quick throw

2. Informal a gibe

3. Informal an attempt; experiment

4. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) short for cockshy

[of Germanic origin; compare Old High German sciuhen to make timid, Middle Dutch schüchteren to chase away]

shyer  n

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shy

• demur, demure - Demur is the verb "to object or voice opposition," while demure is the adjective meaning "modest, shy."
• farouche - Means "sullen or shy in company."
• milquetoast - Comes from a comic strip character created in 1924 who was shy, timid, and unassertive.
• shrinking violet - Violets actually shrink as if they become shy, giving us this term.

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 He is painfully shy when it comes to talking to women.
timid forward, confident, assured, bold, cheeky, brash, fearless, pushy (informal), self-confident, self-assured

2. cautious, wary, hesitant, suspicious, reticent, distrustful, chary You should not be shy of having your say.
cautious rash, reckless, unsuspecting, unwary

verb

(sometimes with off or away) recoil, flinch, draw back, start, rear, buck, wince, swerve, balk, quail, take fright The horse shied as the wind sent sparks flying.

fight shy of something avoid, dodge, duck (out of) (informal), eschew, shirk Dermatologists fight shy of any question about hormones.

shy away from something shrink from, flinch from, fight shy of, baulk at, think twice about, recoil from, be averse to, have misgivings about We frequently shy away from making decisions.

Translations

shy¹ [ʃaɪ]

A. ADJ (shyer (compar) (shyest (superl)))

1. (= nervous) [person] → vergonzoso, tímido; [smile] → tímido; [animal] → asustadizo, huraño
he was too shy to talk to anyone → era demasiado tímido para hablar con nadie
come on, don't be shy! → ¡venga, no seas tímido or no tengas vergüenza!
she went all shy when asked to give her opinion → le dio vergüenza cuando le preguntaron su opinión, le dio corte cuando le preguntaron su opinión(Sp)
they may feel shy about talking to her → puede que les dé vergüenza hablar con ella, puede que les dé corte hablar con ella(Sp)
she's shy of cameras → se siente cohibida delante de las cámaras
don't be shy of telling them what you think → no tengas miedo decirles lo que piensas
to be shy with people → ser tímido con la gente, sentirse cohibido con la gente
see also bite B1
see also camera-shy, fight C3
see also gun-shy

2.
shy of (esp US) (= short of) we're $65,000 shy of the → nos faltan 65.000 dólares para el millón de dólares que se necesitan
he's two months shy of 70 → le faltan dos meses para cumplir 70 años
he passed away two days shy of his 95th birthday → murió a dos días de cumplir los 95 años

B. VI [horse] → asustarse, espantarse (at de)

shy away VI + ADV

1. (lit) [horse] → asustarse, espantarse; [person] → asustarse

2. (fig) to shy away from sth → huir or rehuir de algo
to shy away from doing sth → tener miedo a hacer algo

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shy² [ʃaɪ] (Brit) N (= throw) → tirada f
50 pence a shy → 50 peniques la tirada
to have a shy at sth → intentar dar a algo

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shy [ˈʃaɪ]

adj

(= timid) [person, smile, look] → timide

(= wary) to be shy of doing sth → hésiter à faire qch, ne pas oser faire qch
once bitten, twice shy → chat échaudé craint l'eau froide

vi
to shy away from doing sth → craindre de faire qch

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shy¹

adj (+er)

→ schüchtern; animal → scheu; don’t be shy → nur keine Hemmungen! (inf); to be shy of/with somebody → Hemmungen vor/gegenüber jdm haben; to be shy of or about doing something → Hemmungen haben, etw zu tun; to feel shy → schüchtern sein; don’t be shy of telling me if there’s anything you need → sagen Sie mir ruhig, wenn Sie etwas brauchen; to make somebody shy → jdn verschüchtern ? fight

(esp US inf: = short) we’re 3 dollars shy → wir haben 3 Dollar zu wenig; two days shy of his 95th birthday → zwei Tage vor seinem 95. Geburtstag

vi (horse) → scheuen (→ at vor +dat)

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shy²

n (= throw) → Wurf m; to have or take a shy at something → nach etw werfen; to have a shy at something (fig) → sich an etw (dat) → versuchen; I’ll have a shy at it → ich kanns ja mal versuchen; to have a shy at doing something → etw zu tun versuchen

vt → werfen

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shy [ʃaɪ]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → timido/a; (unsociable) → schivo/a
to be shy of doing sth → esitare a fare qc
don't be shy of asking for... → non esitare a chiedere...
to fight shy of sth → tenersi alla larga da qc
to fight shy of doing sth → cercare in tutti i modi di non fare qc

2. vi (horse) to shy (at) → fare uno scarto (davanti a)
the horse shied at the noise → il cavallo ha fatto uno scarto quando ha sentito il rumore
to shy away from sth → evitare qc
to shy away from doing sth (fig) → rifuggire dal fare qc

3. vt (old) (throw) → scagliare

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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. 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 수줍어 하는 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 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 겁 많은 baikštus bikls; tramīgs penakut schuw skvetten, lettskremt, sky płochliwy arisco fricos пугливый plachý plah plašljiv skygg ขี้กลัว ürkek 膽小的 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 놀라 뒷걸음 치다 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)受驚跳開 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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shy → متحفظ ostýchavý genert schüchtern ντροπαλός tímido ujo timide stidljiv timido 内気な 부끄럼 타는 verlegen sky nieśmiały tímido робкий blyg ขี้อาย utangaç bẽn lẽn 腼腆的