Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHYNESS

n.Fear of near approach or of familiarity; reserve; coyness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHYNESS

SHYNESS Shy "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being shy. [Written also shiness. ] Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy soul. Baxter.

 

Syn. -- Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See Bashfulness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shyness

shy ness |ˈSHīnis ˈʃaɪnəs | ▶noun the quality or state of being shy: gradually he overcame his natural shyness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shyness

shy |ness |ˈʃʌɪnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being shy: gradually he overcame his natural shyness.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shyness

shyness noun Gerald's shyness was often mistaken for disinterest: bashfulness, diffidence, sheepishness, reserve, reservedness, introversion, reticence, timidity, timidness, timorousness, mousiness, lack of confidence, self-consciousness, embarrassment, coyness, demureness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shyness

shyness noun overcome with shyness, she looked down at her feet: bashfulness, diffidence, sheepishness, reserve, reservedness, introversion, reticence, timidity, timidness, timorousness, fearfulness, nervousness, mousiness, apprehension, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance, doubt, insecurity, wariness, suspicion, chariness, lack of confidence, inhibitedness, constraint, repression, self-effacement, self-consciousness, embarrassment, coyness, demureness, modesty, humility, meekness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shyness

sh ý ness 名詞 U はにかみ, 内気さ ; 臆 （おく ）病 .