diffident
Origin of diffident
1synonym study For diffident
Other words for diffident
1 | self-conscious, abashed, unconfident, self-effacing, embarrassed; modest, unassuming |
Other words from diffident
- dif·fi·dent·ly, adverb
- dif·fi·dent·ness, noun
- non·dif·fi·dent, adjective
- un·dif·fi·dent, adjective
Words Nearby diffident
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How to use diffident in a sentence
He was charming, diffident but above all very friendly, with no airs or graces.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda | The Telegraph | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery study ever performed has shown that the fit and lean outlive the dumpy and diffident every time.
Cool It on the CrossFit: What’s Rhabdomyolysis? | Kent Sepkowitz | October 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“I have a bit of a reputation as a grim reaper,” she says, with her typically diffident smile.
Tacita Dean’s ‘Five Americans’ Captures a Quiet Brilliance | Blake Gopnik | May 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTObama seemed equally diffident in his East Room news conference last week.
And, on a global level, the usually diffident IMF is proposing that banks be subject to special punitive taxes.
And, incidentally, to encourage retiring and diffident lady interviewers.
He seemed diffident, but it was evident that he did not wish her to go, and once more she felt that he aroused her curiosity.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossHe reached out and touched my hand––a fleeting, diffident touch––and gently answered, “Ay, lad; your feet will stray.”
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman DuncanHe pushed the diffident greenness back, and went whistling rudely across the lands.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresIf the tyrannous day of our fathers had but possessed the means of these our more diffident times!
Ceres' Runaway | Alice Meynell
British Dictionary definitions for diffident
/ (ˈdɪfɪdənt) /
lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
Origin of diffident
1Derived forms of diffident
- diffidence, noun
- diffidently, adverb
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