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bashfulness
noun as in modesty
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The young assistant's bashfulness commended him to his mother-in-law's good graces.
The glance which she took of him seemed to be one rather of uncertainty and hesitation, than of bashfulness or timidity.
There was the bed, certainly, if I could conquer my bashfulness and make use of it.
The virgin's reserve before man is but a very moderate bashfulness if compared with the pell-mell flight of a young mole intacta.
Frank did so, rather reluctantly, and seated himself with unwonted bashfulness on the edge of a chair.
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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bashfulness, such as: abashment, humility, reservation, reserve, sheepishness, and shyness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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