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Bashful

[ˈbæʃfəɫ]

Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.

📖 Definitions of "Bashful"

adjective

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
timid	Lacking in courage or confidence.
blateverb	(Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
backwardnoun	Indicating position or direction.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
timid	Lacking in courage or confidence.
blate	(Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
backward	Indicating position or direction.
coy	Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
shy	Easily frightened; timid.
embarrassed	Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
embarrassing	Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
shame	(Australian Aboriginal) Feeling shame; ashamed.
ashamed	(chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.
feeble	Deficient in physical strength.
hesitant	Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
half-hearted	Alternative form of halfhearted. [Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.]
lukewarm	Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
demure	(chiefly of a woman) Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
elusive	Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
cautious	Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
self-conscious	Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
tentative	Uncertain; subject to future change.
bulrushnoun	Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
bumpkinsnoun	A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.