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Meanings of
shy
in English
Portuguese
tímido
Catalan
insegur
Spanish
tímido
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Lacking self-confidence.
timid
unsure
diffident
confident
Related terms
unconfident
Portuguese
tímido
Shy.
Related terms
insufficient
deficient
Synonyms
Examples for "
timid
"
timid
unsure
diffident
Examples for "
timid
"
1
I was
timid
with the other children and afraid of physical violence.
2
The control of affairs was in the hands of the
timid
Whigs.
3
They are nervous; they are
timid
;
they are unreasoning; they are reckless.
4
Yet often I doubt if they are wise and not merely
timid
.
5
The offer of help was in the tone, in its
timid
beseeching.
1
He said he was
unsure
how long this medical assistance would continue.
2
Nonetheless: Don't believe reports of Disney being
unsure
about Rise of Skywalker.
3
We are now
unsure
how to identify reliable criteria for result interpretation.
4
We found ourselves outside of time,
unsure
of what our future held.
5
So bankers say they have been left
unsure
which way to turn.
1
He had seen heavy action in Indochina, which left him painfully
diffident
.
2
She was shy and
diffident
in manner, thin and tall in person.
3
Rarely need the complaisance that audacity evokes perturb the
diffident
man; since
4
Without his conscious volition he took a
diffident
,
foot dragging, backward step.
5
The
diffident
girl had suddenly assumed the incisive strength of observant womanhood.
Shy.
Related terms
wary
Usage of
shy
in English
1
Junglepussy: You can ask anybody in my family: I was so
shy
.
2
Young boys too
shy
to talk are the very best conversational practice.
3
She felt
shy
,
worried about public speaking, but passionate about the issue.
4
Never one to
shy
away from a challenge, Saunders set to work.
5
I felt suddenly
shy
,
realizing the others could hear everything we said.
6
Even rival political parties have tended to
shy
away from personal attacks.
7
In fact, Wendy Case is considerably less
shy
than David Lee Roth.
8
After all, his friends and family said, Hendrix was
shy
and insecure.
9
At first I think he's
shy
or a man of few words.
10
The Cutrales are extremely
media
-
shy
given the vast wealth they have acquired.
11
He had natural charm, but remained
shy
and uneasy with small talk.
12
He added: He's a bit
shy
now, but he's doing really well.
13
Either Boyd's the jealous type, or she's really
shy
about her body.
14
Andrea last year told that fame made me more self-conscious and
shy
.
15
How the intelligent young do fight
shy
of the mention of God!
16
The local inhabitants were
shy
but friendly; they did me no harm.
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shy
Adjective
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
just shy
shy away
very shy
too shy
so shy
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Translations for
shy
Portuguese
tímido
inseguro
Catalan
insegur
vergonyós
tímid
Spanish
tímido
inseguro
Shy
through the time
Shy
across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
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