bashful

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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bashful

(ˈbæʃfʊl)

adj

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

2. indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty

[C16: from bash, short for abash + -ful]

ˈbashfully adv

ˈbashfulness n

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bash•ful

(ˈbæʃ fəl)

adj.

1. easily embarrassed; shy; timid: a bashful child.

2. indicative of or proceeding from bashfulness: a bashful manner.

[1540–50; (a) bash]

bash′ful•ly, adv.

bash′ful•ness, n.

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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

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bashful

adjective

Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner:

backward, coy, demure, diffident, modest, retiring, self-effacing, shy, timid.

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Translations

خَجول

stydlivýupejpavý

forlegengenert

scheu

συνεσταλμένος

timide

feiminn

timido

droviaidrovumasdrovusnedrąsus

biklskautrīgs

timideverlegen

beskjedenblygforlegensjenertsky

tímidatímido

ostýchavý

mahcupsıkılganutangaç

害羞的

bashful

[ˈbæʃfʊl] ADJ → tímido, vergonzoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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bashful

a. tímido-a, pop. corto-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bashful

adj tímido

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