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English

Noun

The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Bashfulness \Bash"ful*ness\, n.
The quality of being bashful.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: Bashfulness, Modesty, Diffidence, Shyness.

Usage: Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves;
bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the
spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence
is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust;
shyness usually arises from an excessive
self-consciousness, and a painful impression that
every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is
becoming in all; bashfulness often gives rise to
mistakes and blundering; diffidence in society
frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness
usually produces a reserve or distance which is often
mistaken for haughtiness.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet bashfulness
n : feeling embarrassed due to modesty [syn: abashment]