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Webster 1913 Edition


Shyness

Shy′ness

,
Noun.
The quality or state of being shy.
[Written also
shiness
.]
Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a
shyness
bewtween God and thy soul.
Baxter.
Syn. – Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See
Bashfulness
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shyness

SHY'NESS

,
Noun.
Fear of near approach or of familiarity; reserve; coyness.

Definition 2024


shyness

shyness

English

Noun

shyness (usually uncountable, plural shynesses)

  1. The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
    His shyness kept him from asking her to the prom.

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