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1. (adj.) shy
bashful; retiring.
2. shy
easily frightened away; timid.
3. shy
distrustful; wary:
shy of publicity.
4. shy
deficient:
shy of funds.
5. shy
short of a full amount or number:
a few dollars shy of our goal.
6. (v.i.) shy
(esp. of a horse) to start back or aside in alarm.
7. shy
to draw back; recoil.
8. (n.) shy
a sudden start aside, as in alarm.
9. (v.i.) shy
to throw with a swift, sudden movement.
10. (n.) shy
a quick, sudden throw.
11. shy
a gibe or sneer.
Etymology: (1780–90; orig. uncert.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) shy
a quick throw
"he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
2. (adj) diffident, shy, timid, unsure
lacking self-confidence
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
3. (adj) shy(p)
short
"eleven is one shy of a dozen"
4. (verb) shy
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
"shy of strangers"
5. (verb) shy
start suddenly, as from fright
6. (verb) shy
throw quickly
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1. (adjective) shy
≠ outgoing
a shy boy with few friends; a shy smile; too shy to ask for help; Children often grow out of their shyness.; "Can I sit with you?" she asked shyly.
2. (verb) shy
(of a horse) to move away in fear
The horse shied as the car drove past.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) shy
to start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses
2. (noun) shy
a sudden start aside, as by a horse
3. (noun) shy
a side throw; a throw; a fling
4. shy
easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird
5. shy
reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach
6. shy
cautious; wary; suspicious
7. (verb) shy
to throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper
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Sense: lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention
She is too shy to go to parties.
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 Afrikaans: skaam |
 Arabic: خَجول |
 Bulgarian: срамежлив |
 Brazilian: tímido |
 Czech: nesmělý |
 German: schüchtern |
 Danish: genert |
 Greek: ντροπαλός |
 Spanish: tímido, vergonzoso, reser |
 Estonian: uje |
 Farsi: خجالتي ؛ محجوب |
 Finnish: ujo |
 French: timide |
 Hebrew: בַּיישָן |
 Hindi: संकोची |
 Croatian: sramežljiv, stidljiv |
 Hungarian: félénk |
 Indonesian: malu, pemalu |
 Icelandic: feiminn |
 Italian: timido |
 Japanese: 内気な |
 Korean: 수줍어 하는 |
 Lithuanian: drovus |
 Latvian: kautrīgs; nedrošs |
 Malay: malu |
 Dutch: verlegen |
 Norwegian: sjenert, blyg |
 Polish: nieśmiały |
 Persian: خجالتي ؛ محجوب |
 Pashto: شرميندنه: بې زړه: شرمناك، |
 Portuguese: tímido |
 Romanian: timid |
 Russian: стеснительный |
 Slovak: nesmelý |
 Slovenian: sramežljiv |
 Serbian: stidljiv |
 Swedish: blyg |
 Thai: ขี้อาย |
 Turkish: utangaç |
 Taiwanese: 害羞的 |
 Ukrainian: боязкий; соромливий |
 Urdu: شرمیلا |
 Vietnamese: nhút nhát, bẽn lẽn |
 Chinese: 害羞的 |
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