bashful
adjective
uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.
bashfulness
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a word derived from
bashful.
Example Sentences
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Greenspan overcame his bashfulness in 1987 to ask Nancy Reagan, who frowned on unwed couples at formal events, if his invitation to a White House state dinner could include Mitchell as his guest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
It was thrust upon him, he said, a calling that required him to transcend survivor’s guilt and bashfulness.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
Neither would give their last names, out of a combination of bashfulness and distrust in the media.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2020
Through it all, he barely moved from the center of the stage, hinting at a certain bashfulness.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2019
He felt a wave of bashfulness pass over him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
