shy
/ʃaɪ/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Shy means: lacking self-confidence.
Synonyms for shy21
adjective, as in lacking self-confidence
adjective, as in short
adjective, as in wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
What does shy mean?6
adjective
1
lacking self-confidence“stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”
2
short“eleven is one shy of a dozen”
3
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things“shy of strangers”
noun
1
a quick throw“he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman”
verb
1
start suddenly, as from fright
2
throw quickly
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with shy?60
three syllables
Show 40 near rhymes
Shy in a sentence
- She seems shy, but has a strong will in practice.unknown
- Masha dreams of starting a revolution, but is too shy.FeuDRenais2
- She is a shy, insecure, overly sensitive girl.ProfessorGiraffe
- If you are too shy to ask, you will lose your way.unknown
- In comparison with his brother, he was shy.unknown
- He's a little shy, but trust me, he is adorable.unknown
- My friend over there thinks you're cute, but he's too shy to tell you.Hybrid
- My friend over there thinks you're cute, but she's too shy to tell you.Hybrid
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of shy
as a noun
- plural
- shies
as a verb
- past tense
- shied
- present participle
- shying
- third-person singular
- shies
- past participle
- shied
as a adjective
- comparative
- shyer
- superlative
- shyest