Word: Shy
How to pronounce: ʃaɪ
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people.
Example sentences: "I was pretty shy at school"
2. Less than; short of.
3. (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.
Example sentences: "A new work by Alan Bennett is like a shy plant that only flowers every now and then, but when it does gives enormous pleasure."
Intransitive verb
Definitions:
1. (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.
Example sentences: "Their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Fling or throw (something) at a target.
Noun
Definitions:
1. An act of flinging or throwing something at a target.
Example sentences: "Non-striker Gordon Webster, running to the danger end, would have been well short of safety had the shy at the stumps been on target."
Synonyms:
tremulous
bashful
timid
blushing
shamefaced
timorous
retiring
diffident
embarrassing
sheepish
mousy
fainthearted
demure
modest
fearful
skittish
be frightened
jittery
scary
coy
humble
turn aside
shy away
Antonyms:
brave
Derivations:
shyness
shyer
shying
shyly
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Shy in Other Languages...
Spanish: Rehuir
German: Schüchtern
French: Timide
Italian: Timido
Turkish: Utangaç
