He was suddenly overcome with shyness.
She had to work very hard to overcome her shyness.
She completely forgot her shyness in her fascination with what he was saying.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Shyness — Shy ness, n. The quality or state of being shy. [Written also {shiness}.] [1913 Webster] Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy soul. Baxter. [1913 Webster] Syn: Bashfulness;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shyness — index reluctance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Shyness — Shy redirects here. For other uses, see Shy (disambiguation). In humans, shyness (also called diffidence) is a social psychology term used to describe the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness experienced when a person is in… … Wikipedia
shyness — noun The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions. His shyness kept him from asking her to the prom, he wasnt outgoing enough even though he had a crush on her … Wiktionary
shyness — noun Gerald s shyness was often mistaken for disinterest Syn: bashfulness, diffidence, sheepishness, reserve, reservedness, introversion, reticence, timidity, timidness, timorousness, mousiness, lack of confidence, self consciousness,… … Thesaurus of popular words
shyness — drovumas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Charakterio bruožas, atsirandantis dėl susilpnėjusio pasitikėjimo savimi, slopinantis spontaniškumą, veiklos ir elgesio impulsyvumą, riziką, sukeliantis gėdą dėl savo elgesio. Daugeliui dėl drovumo… … Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas
shyness — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) … English terms dictionary
shyness — noun see shy I … New Collegiate Dictionary
shyness — See shyer. * * * … Universalium
shyness — Synonyms and related words: afraidness, bashfulness, boggle, boggling, compunction, confusion, coyness, demur, demureness, demurity, demurral, diffidence, embarrassment, falter, faltering, fearfulness, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, jumpiness … Moby Thesaurus
