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sheepishness

sheepishness noun: the quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.

Noun

sheepishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.

Origin of sheepishness

From sheepish + -ness.

Questions about sheepishness

What does sheepishness mean?
Sheepishness means the quality or property of being sheepish; shyness; bashfulness.
What part of speech is sheepishness?
Sheepishness is a noun.

Words near sheepishness in the dictionary

  1. sheepiest
  2. sheepily
  3. sheepiness
  4. sheepish
  5. sheepishly
  6. sheepishness
  7. sheepkind
  8. sheeple
  9. sheeples
  10. sheepless
  11. sheeplet

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