About The Word Bashfulness
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Bashfulness
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What's The Definition Of Bashfulness?
[n] feeling embarrassed due to modesty
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bashfulness: abashment Related Terms | Find terms related to Bashfulness: See Also | embarrassment Bashfulness In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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