shyness
noun/ˈʃaɪnəs/
Etymology From shy + -ness.
1
Usually The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
- Her shyness kept her from asking him to the prom.
- Synonyms
- bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, reluctance, introversion, quietness, reservation, reticence, shyness, sheepishness, timidity
- Derived terms
- canopy shyness, crown shyness, love-shyness
- Related terms
- shy, shy person