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- Dictionaryshy/SHī/
adjective
- 1. being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people: "I was pretty shy at school"
- 2. less than; short of: informal "he won the championship with a score three points shy of a world record"
verb
- 1. (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement: "their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight"
noun
- 1. a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
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SHY definition: 1. nervous and uncomfortable with other people: 2. less than: 3. (of a horse) to suddenly move…. Learn more.
1. : easily frightened : timid. 2. : disposed to avoid a person or thing. publicity shy. 3. : hesitant in committing oneself : circumspect. 4. : sensitively diffident or retiring : reserved. also : expressive of such a state or nature. a shy smile. 5. : secluded, hidden. 6. : having less than the full or specified amount or number : short.
Shy means being nervous or reserved around other people, especially in a social situation. Someone who's extremely shy might blush or stammer when talking to a group of people. Shy can also mean "tending to avoid," like when someone is "camera shy ," or if they " shy away" from being straightforward.
SHY meaning: 1. nervous and uncomfortable with other people: 2. less than: 3. (of a horse) to suddenly move…. Learn more.
Shy, bashful, diffident imply a manner that shows discomfort or lack of confidence in association with others. Shy implies a constitutional shrinking from contact or close association with others, together with a wish to escape notice: shy and retiring.
15 meanings: 1. not at ease in the company of others 2. easily frightened; timid 3. watchful or wary 4. poker (of a player).... Click for more definitions.
1. Easily startled; timid: a shy deer. 2. a. Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved: a shy student who stayed in the back of the room. b. Characterized by reserve or diffidence: a shy glance. 3. Distrustful; wary: shy of strangers. 4.
/ʃaɪ/ (comparative shyer, superlative shyest) Idioms. (of people) nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people synonym timid. He is not exactly the shy and retiring type. Don't be shy—come and say hello. She was too shy to ask anyone for help. As a teenager I was painfully shy.
SHY definition: 1. not confident, especially about meeting or talking to new people: 2. If a horse shies, it moves…. Learn more.
Easily frightened or startled; timid. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not at ease with other people; extremely self-conscious; bashful. Webster's New World. Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved. A shy student who stayed in the back of the room. American Heritage. Characterized by reserve or diffidence.
