bashfulness

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bashfulness

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From bashful + -ness.

noun bashfulnesses

  1. uncountable, usually The quality or property of being bashful I, smiling in his face, took the letter, and immediately catching gently hold of his shirt sleeve, drew him towards me, blushing, and almost trembling; for surely his extreme bashfulness, and utter inexperience, call'd for, at least, all the advances to encourage him

    Similar: shyness, reserve, timidity

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noun the quality or property of being bashful

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Ελληνικάαιδημοσύνη aidimosýni, ντροπαλοσύνη ntropalosýni, ντροπαλότητα ntropalótita
Românărușine
العربيةخَجَل ḵajal, حَيَاء ḥayāʔ

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@misc{bashfulness_2026,
  title = {bashfulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bashfulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}