Meanings
nounshyness (usually uncountable, plural shynesses)
plural shynesses
- uncountableusuallyThe quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
Her shyness kept her from asking him to the prom.
Synonyms: bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, reluctance, introversion, quietness, reservation, reticence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
Origin
Translations
Catalan timidesa, timiditat
- timidesaquality of being shy
- timiditatquality of being shy
Chinese Mandarin 羞怯
- 羞怯 (xiūqiè, xiūquè)quality of being shy
Czech plachost, stydlivost
- plachostquality of being shy
- stydlivostquality of being shy
Danish genert
- genertquality of being shy
Dutch verlegenheid
- verlegenheidquality of being shy
Finnish ujous
- ujousquality of being shy
French timidité
- timiditéquality of being shy
German Schüchternheit, Scheu
- Schüchternheitquality of being shy
- Scheuquality of being shy
- Scheuheitquality of being shy
Greek ντροπαλότητα, ντροπαλοσύνη
- ντροπαλότητα (ntropalótita)quality of being shy
- ντροπαλοσύνη (ntropalosýni)quality of being shy
Icelandic feimni
- feimniquality of being shy
Irish cotadh
- cotadhquality of being shy
Latin verēcundia
- verēcundiaquality of being shy
Latvian biklums, biklība
- biklumsquality of being shy
- biklībaquality of being shy
Māori ninihi
- ninihiquality of being shy
Polish nieśmiałość
- nieśmiałośćquality of being shy
Portuguese timidez
- timidezquality of being shy
Romanian timiditate
- timiditatequality of being shy
Russian скро́мность, засте́нчивость
- скро́мность (skrómnostʹ)quality of being shy
- засте́нчивость (zasténčivostʹ)quality of being shy
Spanish timidez
- timidezquality of being shy
Swahili soni
- soniquality of being shy
Turkish utangaçlık
- utangaçlıkquality of being shy
Ukrainian соромли́вість, сором'язли́вість
- соромли́вість (soromlývistʹ)quality of being shy
- сором'язли́вість (soromʺjazlývistʹ)quality of being shy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with shyness
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
shyness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyness
MLA
“shyness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shyness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyness.
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