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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bashfulness \Bash"ful*ness\, n. The quality of being bashful. 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 at all bashfulness often gives rise to mistakes and blundering; diffidence is society frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bashfulness n : feeling embarrassed due to modesty [syn: {abashment}]
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