bashfulness

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noun

The quality or property of being bashful

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Meanings

nounbashfulness (usually uncountable, plural bashfulnesses)

plural bashfulnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality or property of being bashful

    I, smiling in his face, took the letter, and immediately catching gently hold of his shirt sleeve, drew him towards me, blushing, and almost trembling; for surely his extreme bashfulness, and utter inexperience, call'd for, at least, all the advances to encourage him

    Fanny Hill

    1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: shyness, reserve, timidity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality or property of being bashful

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shynessreservetimidity

More synonyms by meaning

nounfeeling embarrassed due to modesty

Similar
abashment
Broader
embarrassment
Also see
abashmentreticenceshyness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bashful + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek αἰδοσύνη, αἰδημοσύνη
  • αἰδοσύνη (aidosúnē)the quality or property of being bashful
  • αἰδημοσύνη (aidēmosúnē)the quality or property of being bashful
Arabic خَجَل, حَيَاء
  • خَجَل (ḵajal)the quality or property of being bashful
  • حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ)the quality or property of being bashful
Bengali হায়া
  • হায়া (haẏa)the quality or property of being bashful
Finnish kainostelu
  • kainosteluthe quality or property of being bashful
German Scham
  • Schamthe quality or property of being bashful
Greek αιδημοσύνη, ντροπαλοσύνη
  • αιδημοσύνη (aidimosýni)the quality or property of being bashful
  • ντροπαλοσύνη (ntropalosýni)the quality or property of being bashful
  • ντροπαλότητα (ntropalótita)the quality or property of being bashful
Irish cotadh
  • cotadhthe quality or property of being bashful
Latin verēcundia
  • verēcundiathe quality or property of being bashful
Romanian rușine
  • rușinethe quality or property of being bashful
Tamil கூச்சம், நாணம்
  • கூச்சம் (kūccam)the quality or property of being bashful
  • நாணம் (nāṇam)the quality or property of being bashful
  • வெட்கம் (veṭkam)the quality or property of being bashful
Cite this entry
APA

bashfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bashfulness

MLA

“bashfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bashfulness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bashfulness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bashfulness.

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