shyness

[US]/'ʃainis/
[UK]/ˈʃaɪnɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. timidity
Explanation: Feeling shy or lacking confidence.

Phrases & Collocations

overcome shyness

Example Sentences

his shyness doesn't sit easily with Hollywood tradition.

Shyness made the girl speak in a halting manner.

Shyness made the boy speak in a halting manner.

niminy-piminy shyness makes frankness almost impossible.

Her shyness condemned her to a life of loneliness.

His shyness thawed under her kindness.

A niminy-piminy shyness makes frankness impossible.

As she got to know people better her shyness wore off.

She completely forgot her shyness in her fascination with what he was saying.

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