bashfulness en · NOUN
Etymology
From bashful + -ness.
Meanings
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(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
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bashfulnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (19)
ml ലജ്ജ (the quality or property of being bashful) · el αιδημοσύνη (the quality or property of being bashful) · grc αἰδημοσύνη (the quality or property of being bashful) · el ντροπαλότητα (the quality or property of being bashful) · ro rușine (the quality or property of being bashful) · ta நாணம் (the quality or property of being bashful) · bn হায়া (the quality or property of being bashful) · grc αἰδοσύνη (the quality or property of being bashful) · ota محجوبلق (the quality or property of being bashful) · de Scham (the quality or property of being bashful) · ta வெட்கம் (the quality or property of being bashful) · ta கூச்சம் (the quality or property of being bashful) · el ντροπαλοσύνη (the quality or property of being bashful) · ar خَجَل (the quality or property of being bashful) · la verēcundia (the quality or property of being bashful) · ml ശാലീനത (the quality or property of being bashful) · ga cotadh (the quality or property of being bashful) · fi kainostelu (the quality or property of being bashful) · ar حَيَاء (the quality or property of being bashful)