bashful
1Bashful — may refer to: *Shyness *Bashful (film), a 1917 American film *Bashful (character), a character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs …
2Bashful — 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… …
3bashful — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4bashful — 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) …
5bashful — *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 …
6bashful — [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 …
7bashful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ shy and easily embarrassed. DERIVATIVES bashfully adverb bashfulness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete bash «make or become abashed» …
8bashful — [bash′fəl] adj. [(A)BASH + FUL] 1. timid, shy, and easily embarrassed 2. showing an embarrassed timidity SYN. SHY1 bashfully adv. bashfulness n …
9bashful — [[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 …
10bashful — 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 shy • bashf …
