ALL meanings of shyness
shy
S s - noun shyness timidity, social reserve 1
- adjective shyness bashful; retiring. 1
- adjective shyness easily frightened away; timid. 1
- adjective shyness suspicious; distrustful: I am a bit shy of that sort of person. 1
- adjective shyness reluctant; wary. 1
- adjective shyness deficient: shy of funds. 1
- adjective shyness scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet. 1
- adjective shyness (in poker) indebted to the pot. 1
- adjective shyness not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals. 1
- verb without object shyness (especially of a horse) to start back or aside, as in fear. 1
- verb without object shyness to draw back; recoil. 1
- noun plural shyness a sudden start aside, as in fear. 1
- idioms shyness fight shy of, to keep away from; avoid: She fought shy of making the final decision. 1