sheepishness

S1H4E1E1P3I1S1H4N1E1S1S1

noun

The quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.

Similar
shamefacedness
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsheepishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfeeling embarrassed about yourself

Similar
shamefacedness
Broader
embarrassment
Also see
reticenceshamefacednessshyness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sheepish + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish lammasmaisuus
  • lammasmaisuusthe quality or property of being sheepish
Polish zawstydzenie, zakłopotanie
  • zawstydzeniethe quality or property of being sheepish
  • zakłopotaniethe quality or property of being sheepish
  • zmieszaniethe quality or property of being sheepish
Cite this entry
APA

sheepishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheepishness

MLA

“sheepishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheepishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheepishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheepishness.

Source: sheepishness on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.