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| abrupt |
When a person speaks in an abrupt manner, they speak with very few words, but they don't seem as if they are shy. They seem unfriendly or even rude. [1/2 definitions] |
| bashful |
shy with people; timid. |
| character |
Your character is all those things that together make you different from other people. Being shy, for example, might be part of your character. We say that things have a character too. A neighborhood might have an old and friendly character, for example. [1/4 definitions] |
| modest |
If you are modest, you are shy about showing your body, or you don't think it's right to show too much of it. If a piece of clothing is modest, it doesn't show too much of a person's body. [1/5 definitions] |
| modesty |
If a person has modesty, they are shy about showing their body to other people, or they don't think it's right to show much of it. [1/2 definitions] |
| naturally |
If you are naturally shy, it means that being shy is just part of who you really are and what you were born with. You have not learned to be shy, and you are not pretending to be shy. If we say that a dog naturally wags its tail, we mean that the dog does that because it is part of being a dog. It's part of what the dog is born with. [1/4 definitions] |
| outgoing |
If someone is outgoing, they are not shy. They are interested in other people and they like to talk to them. [1/2 definitions] |
| shy1 |
When someone is shy, they feel a little afraid of talking with other people or letting other people look at them. Some people are always shy, but other people only feel shy sometimes. [3/4 definitions] |
| tend1 |
When someone tends to be shy, it means that they are usually shy. When the weather tends to be hot and sunny, it means that the weather is usually hot and sunny. |
| timid |
not bold or confident with other people; shy. [1/2 definitions] |
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