bashful

bashful
adjective Etymology: obsolete bash (to be abashed) Date: 1548 1. socially shy or timid ; diffident, self-conscious 2. resulting from or typical of a bashful nature <
a bashful smile
>
Synonyms: see shybashfully adverbbashfulness noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bashful — may refer to: *Shyness *Bashful (film), a 1917 American film *Bashful (character), a character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs …   Wikipedia

  • Bashful — Bash ful (b[a^]sh f[.u]l), a. [See {Bash}.] 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bashful — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bashful — 1540s, from baishen to be filled with consternation or dismay (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. baissier bring down, humiliate (see ABASH (Cf. abash)). Related: Bashfully; bashfulness (1530s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • bashful — *shy, diffident, modest, coy Analogous words: shrinking, recoiling (see RECOIL vb): timorous, *timid: embarrassed, abashed (see EMBARRASS) Antonyms: forward: brazen Contrasted words: brash, barefaced, impudent, *shameless: bold, intrepid (see …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bashful — [adj] shy abashed, backward, blushful, blushing, chary, confused, constrained, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, humble, modest, nervous, overmodest, recoiling, reserved, reticent, retiring, self conscious, self effacing, shamefaced, sheepish …   New thesaurus

  • bashful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ shy and easily embarrassed. DERIVATIVES bashfully adverb bashfulness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete bash «make or become abashed» …   English terms dictionary

  • bashful — [bash′fəl] adj. [(A)BASH + FUL] 1. timid, shy, and easily embarrassed 2. showing an embarrassed timidity SYN. SHY1 bashfully adv. bashfulness n …   English World dictionary

  • bashful — [[t]bæ̱ʃfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed. Offstage, he is bashful and awkward... In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills. ...a bashful young lady. Syn: coy Derived words: bashfully …   English dictionary

  • bashful — bash|ful [ˈbæʃfəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: bash to be embarrassed or ashamed (14 17 centuries), from abash; ABASHED] easily embarrassed in social situations = ↑shy ▪ a bashful grin ▪ Don t be bashful about telling people how you feel.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”