shyness
The quality of being shyThe quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
» Tom finally overcame his shyness and asked Mary to go out with him.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
Her shyness kept her from asking him to the prom.
Schüchternheit, Scheu, Scheuheit
скро́мностьskrómnostʹ, засте́нчивостьzasténčivostʹ
соромли́вістьsoromlývistʹ, сором'язли́вістьsoromʺjazlývistʹ
- a feeling of fear of embarrassment
Examples
25 sentencesTom finally overcame his shyness and asked Mary to go out with him.
Tom finally overcame his shyness and asked Mary if she' go out with him.
Shyness doesn't seem to be one of your problems.
Off hand, I'd say her problem is shyness.
I love your lack of shyness.
Translations
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Forms
plural: shynesses| Singular | shyness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
11 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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