Shyness

Noun CEFR B1

ˈʃaɪnəs

Definitions

The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españoltimidez

Françaistimidité

DeutschBefangenheit Scheu ScheuheitSchüchternheit

32 more languages

العربيةالخجل

Беларускаясарамлі́васць

Bosanskiplašljivost sramežljivost stidljivostплашљивост срамежљивост стидљивост

Catalàtimidesa timiditat

Češtinanesmělost ostych ostýchavostplachost stydlivost

Ελληνικάαισχύνη ντροπαλοσύνη ντροπαλότηταντροπή

Suomiarkuus ujous

Gaeilgecotadh

Hausakunya

עבריתבושת ביישנות

हिन्दीलज्जा लाज शर्मसकुच सकुचाई संकोच ह्रीति

Hrvatskiplašljivost sramežljivost stidljivostплашљивост срамежљивост стидљивост

Հայերենամոթ

日本語はにかみ人見知り内気羞恥

한국어부끄러움 수줍음

Kurdîsonî

Latinareverentia verēcundia

Latviešubiklība biklums kauns

മലയാളംനാണം ലജ്ജ

Nederlandsverlegenheid

Polskikrępacja nieśmiałość

Portuguêstimidez

Românătimiditate

Русскийзастенчивость скромность

Ikinyarwandaisoni

Српскиplašljivost sramežljivost stidljivostплашљивост срамежљивост стидљивост

Svenskablyghet försagdhet

Kiswahilisoni

తెలుగుబిడియం

Türkçemahcupluk utangaçlık

Examples

“Her shyness kept her from asking him to the prom.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Shynesses shypoo shyrdak shyshark Shyster shysterism

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