Shyness synonyms

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coyness
The property of being coy.
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restraint (related)
Control of the expression of one's feelings; constraint:
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awkwardness (related)
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clumsiness (related)
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impulsiveness (related)
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reserve
A reservation of public land:
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moodiness (related)
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self-doubt (related)
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laziness (related)
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bashfulness
The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
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modesty
Modesty is defined as the act of showing reserve in behavior or clothes.
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timorousness
The property of being timorous.
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timidness
The property of being timid; shyness.
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demureness
The state or quality of being demure.
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sheepishness
The quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.
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diffidence
The quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness.
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apprehension
The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.
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backwardness
The state of being backward.
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nervousness
The state or quality of being nervous.
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insecurity
The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability
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reticence
Reticence is being reserved, quiet or reluctant.
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stage-fright
Nervousness felt when appearing as a speaker or performer before an audience
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mike fright
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retiringness
The quality of being retiring.
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lack-of-self-confidence (related)
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Shyness Sentence Examples

  • She noticed this and attributed it to his general kindness and shyness, which she imagined must be the same toward everyone as it was to her.

  • It maintains its numbers partly in consequence of its shyness, which keeps it away from the abodes of men, and partly because it is so prolific, bringing forth six to eight young at a litter.

  • Its wariness, however, is very marvellous, and even at the breeding-season, when most birds throw off their shyness, it is not easily approached within ordinary gunshot distance.

  • Shyness is a psychological state that causes a person to feel discomfort in social situations in ways that interfere with enjoyment or that cause avoidance of social contacts altogether.

  • However, the behaviors of children with this condition go beyond shyness.

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