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Bashfulness definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BASH'FULNESS, n. Excessive or extreme modesty; a quality of mind often visible in external appearance, as in blushing, a downcast look , confusion. etc.
2. Vicious or rustic shame.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: feeling embarrassed due to modesty [syn: abashment, bashfulness]

Merriam Webster's

noun see bashful

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see bashful

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Shyness, timidity, coyness, diffidence, self-distrust, excessive modesty.