Synonyms for bashfulness

Most common

reserve · shyness · timidity · modesty

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Noun

Antonyms

confidence, boldness, assertiveness

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The quality or property of being bashful

Forms

Plural

bashfulnesses → reserves, shynesses, timidities, modesties…

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Example sentences

• reserve Melt the butter in a saucepan at low heat; reserve.
• modesty Does modesty prevent you from seeing my naked blade?
• shyness His shyness made public speaking a torment to him.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

reserve², modesty³, shyness²

8 letters

timidity⁴

9 letters

reticence³, abashment

10 letters

diffidence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reserve² = 2 syllables).