shyness
/ˈʃaɪnəs/
shyness noun: the quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
Noun
shyness (usually uncountable, plural shynesses)
- The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
- Her shyness kept her from asking him to the prom.
- Synonyms:
- bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, reluctance, introversion, quietness, reservation, reticence, sheepishness, timidity
shyness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
shyness in Hindi
- shyness
- लज्जा lajjā, लाज lāj, सकुच sakuc
shyness in Tamil
- வெட்கம், தயக்கம், சங்கோஜம், நாணம், கூச்சம்
shyness in Marathi
- shyness
- लाज lāj̈
shyness in Urdu
- حیا, جھینپ, جھجھک, لحاظ, شرم
More languagesFewer languages
- shyness in Telugu
- బిడియం biḍiyaṁ
- shyness in Malayalam
- ലജ്ജ lajja, നാണം nāṇaṁ
- shyness in Kannada
- ಹೇವ hēva
- shyness in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਰਮ śaram, ਝੇਪ jhep
- shyness in Gujarati
- શરમ śaram
- shyness in Sanskrit
- ह्री hrī́
- shyness in Assamese
- লাজ laz
Examples of shyness in a sentence
- His shyness holds him back from making friends.
- His lack of conversation is attributable to his shyness.
- Which was ironic, since shyness is something you need if you want to be a successful goth.
Synonyms of shyness
Forms of shyness
| plural | shynesses |
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Origin of shyness
From shy + -ness.
Words formed from shyness
Words that rhyme with shyness
Questions about shyness
- What does shyness mean?
- Shyness means the quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
- What is shyness in Hindi?
- Shyness in Hindi is लज्जा (lajjā), लाज (lāj), सकुच (sakuc). See Shyness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is shyness?
- Shyness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shyness?
- Shyness is pronounced /ˈʃaɪnəs/.
- What is the plural of shyness?
- The plural of shyness is shynesses.
Words near shyness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shyness (page history and authors); लज्जा (Hindi) (page history and authors); shyness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); लाज (Marathi) (page history and authors); shyness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಹೇವ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਝੇਪ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); શરમ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ह्री (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); লাজ (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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