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bashfulness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality or property of being bashful

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shyness, reserve, timidity

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

feeling embarrassed due to modesty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abashment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: embarrassment

History

Etymology

From bashful + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَجَل (ḵajal) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Arabic: حَيَاء (ḥayāʔ) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Bengali: হায়া (haẏa) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Finnish: kainostelu — the quality or property of being bashful
  • German: Scham — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Greek: αιδημοσύνη (aidimosýni) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Greek: ντροπαλοσύνη (ntropalosýni) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Greek: ντροπαλότητα (ntropalótita) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Ancient Greek: αἰδοσύνη (aidosúnē) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Ancient Greek: αἰδημοσύνη (aidēmosúnē) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Irish: cotadh — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Latin: verēcundia — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Malayalam: ശാലീനത (śālīnata) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Malayalam: ലജ്ജ (lajja) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Romanian: rușine — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Tamil: கூச்சம் (kūccam) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Tamil: நாணம் (nāṇam) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Tamil: வெட்கம் (veṭkam) — the quality or property of being bashful
  • Ottoman Turkish: محجوبلق (mahcubluk) — the quality or property of being bashful