diffidence
31Shyness — Shy redirects here. For other uses, see Shy (disambiguation). In humans, shyness (also called diffidence) is a social psychology term used to describe the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness experienced when a person is in… …
32Oscar Werner Tiegs — Ocsar Werner Tiegs Born 12 March 1897 Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia …
33Andrew Jackson: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Wednesday, March 4, 1829 About to undertake the arduous duties that I have been appointed to perform by the choice of a free people, I avail myself of this customary and solemn occasion to express the gratitude which… …
34humility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of pride Nouns 1. humility, humbleness; meekness, lowliness, lowness; [self ] abasement; submission, resignation; modesty, blush, suffusion, confusion. 2. humiliation, degradation, mortification;… …
35shyness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bashfulness, reserve, timidity, modesty, timorousness, timidness, coyness, demureness, sheepishness, diffidence, apprehension, backwardness, nervousness, insecurity, reticence, stage fright, mike fright*; see also restraint …
36Modesty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Modesty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 modesty modesty Sgm: N 1 humility humility &c. 879 Sgm: N 1 diffidence diffidence timidity Sgm: N 1 retiring disposition retiring disposition Sgm: N 1 unobtrusiveness …
37defy — [14] The underlying notion of defy is of the renunciation of allegiance. It comes via Old French defier from a Vulgar Latin *disfidāre ‘renounce one’s faith’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis , denoting reversal, and Latin fīdus… …
38diffident — mid 15c., from L. diffidentem (nom. diffidens), prp. of diffidere (see DIFFIDENCE (Cf. diffidence)). Related: Diffidently …
39diffident — [[t]dɪ̱fɪdənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is diffident is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people. John was as bouncy and ebullient as Helen was diffident and reserved. Derived words: diffidence… …
40confidence — 1 *trust, reliance, dependence, faith Analogous words: certitude, assurance, conviction, *certainty: credence, credit, *belief, faith Antonyms: doubt: apprehension Contrasted words: *distrust, mistrust: despair, hopelessness (see under …
