застенчивость — meaning in English

English meaning

• modesty noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
• shyness noun The quality of feeling nervous or uneasy around other people.

Senses

застенчивость is used for these senses in English:

• diffidence The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
• modesty (specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.
• self-consciousness Shyness; a feeling of unease in social situations.
• shyness The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

modesty — full definition

1. noun The quality of not boasting about one's abilities or achievements; humility.
2. noun Behavior or dress that avoids drawing sexual attention.

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