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(adj)
Lacking in courage or confidence.
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(Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
Indicating position or direction.
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
Easily frightened; timid.
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
(Australian Aboriginal) Feeling shame; ashamed.
(chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.
Deficient in physical strength.
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
Alternative form of halfhearted. [Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.]
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
(chiefly of a woman) Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
Uncertain; subject to future change.
(n)
Any of various tall, narrow-leaved plants growing near water, especially cattail or reedmace, in the genus Typha.
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
(rail transport) The station code of Sha Tin in Hong Kong.
(N)
Younkers Inc. is an American online retailer and former department store chain founded as a family-run dry goods business in 1856 in Keokuk, Iowa.
Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.
Alternative form of head shy. [(of an animal) Disposed to evade having one's head touched.]
Alternative spelling of fainthearted. [Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.]
Habitually taciturn; prone to silence.
Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Reluctant or resisting to be photographed.
Of an animal, not responsive to imitated calls made by a hunter.
(of areas of discussion or research) Difficult, obscure.
(of a person) Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.
Taciturn.
unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
Alternative form of love-shy. [Ineffectual at courtship or attaining sexual intercourse.]
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Not clearly attracting attention; inconspicuous.
Ineffectual at courtship or attaining sexual intercourse.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
(by extension) Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
(informal, derogatory, especially of a person) Stupid.
Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
Lacking self-confidence.
Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.
(informal) Tending not to interact with others; introverted; reserved.
(idiomatic) Unwilling to divulge information.
(literary) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
(obsolete) shameless
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
Without a note or notes.
(psychology) Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people.
Without blushes; unblushing.
Silent; unable or refusing to speak.
inflexible and not yielding
Lying on its back.
Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially.
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
(of a person) Having the shoulders not covered by clothing.
Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.
Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
(figuratively) Lacking will power or strength of character; timid.
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
(psychiatry) Someone with schizoid personality disorder.
(obsolete) (ornithology) A young bird which has not developed feathers yet; a nestling.
(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
Alternative form of gunshy. [Afraid to use a gun.]
Low in rank or social importance.
(informal) Aloof, standoffish.
Devoid of courage; fearful, cowardly.
(rare) Having the quality of hiding
Set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.
Wearing a mask or masks.
Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.
lacking courage
Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.
(psychology) Characterized by avoidance or withdrawal.
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
Not having the power of speech; dumb.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
(British) Disinclined to work; lazy.
Negatively affected by feelings of inferiority, unworthiness, self-doubt, guilt, or shame.
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Insufficiently confident; lacking confidence
Lacking a shadow.
Lacking expression or emotion.
Not self-conscious; natural and genuine.
(rare) Somewhat silent.
An intentionally furtive position as to not arouse suspicion or catch attention.