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| | diffident | (adj) ไม่เชื่อมั่นในตนเอง, ขวยเขิน, ประหม่า, ขี้อาย |
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| Diffident | a. [ L. diffidens, -entis, p. pr. of diffidere; dif- = dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Defy. ] 1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ] You were always extremely diffident of their success. Melmoth. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve. [ 1913 Webster ] The diffident maidens, Folding their hands in prayer. Longfellow. Syn. -- Distrustful; suspicious; hesitating; doubtful; modest; bashful; lowly; reserved. [ 1913 Webster ] | Diffidently | adv. In a diffident manner. [ 1913 Webster ] To stand diffidently against each other with their thoughts in battle array. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | เอียงอาย | [īeng-āi] (v) EN: be shy ; be bashful ; be diffident ; be modest ; be coy ; be demure | เอียงอาย | [īeng-āi] (adj) EN: shy ; bashful ; diffident ; modest ; coy ; demure FR: timide ; modeste ; sage | เอียงอาย | [īeng-āi] (adv) EN: shyly ; bashfully ; diffidently ; modestly ; coyly ; demurely FR: timidement ; modestement ; sagement |
| | 遠慮気味 | [えんりょぎみ, enryogimi] (n, adj-na, adj-no) somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner [Add to Longdo] | 遠慮勝ち;遠慮がち | [えんりょがち, enryogachi] (adj-na) shy; diffident; retiring; reserved [Add to Longdo] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Diffident \Dif"fi*dent\, a. [L. diffidens, -entis, p. pr. of
diffidere; dif- = dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith.
See {Faith}, and cf. {Defy}.]
1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [Archaic]
[1913 Webster]
You were always extremely diffident of their
success. --Melmoth.
[1913 Webster]
2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own
powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful;
characterized by modest reserve.
[1913 Webster]
The diffident maidens,
Folding their hands in prayer. --Longfellow.
Syn: Distrustful; suspicious; hesitating; doubtful; modest;
bashful; lowly; reserved.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diffident
adj 1: showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering
a comment on the professor's lecture"
2: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and
abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses";
"a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {shy}, {timid},
{unsure}] [ant: {confident}]
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