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Detailed Translations for diffidently from English to French

diffidently:


Related Definitions for "diffidently":

  1. in a diffident manner1
    • `Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'1

Wiktionary Translations for diffidently:

diffidently
adverb
  1. in a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself

diffident:


Translation Matrix for diffident:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
petit baby; bint; child; cub; infant; kid; kiddy; kitten; lass; little child; little girl; little kid; nipper; pup; puppy; small child; small one; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke; young
petit-bourgeois bourgeois; narrow-minded person
timoré scaredy-cat
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- shy; timid; unsure
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
borné bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty a small voice; bordered; bourgeois; confined; cramped; dead; deceased; easily; easy; effortless; finite; lifeless; like a narrow minded man; limited; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-minded; narrow-mindedness; not difficult; not hard; parochial; passed away; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; sealed off; simple; small-town; spiritless; superannuated
complexé bashful; diffident; shy; timid
craintif bashful; diffident; shy; timid afraid; afraid for; afraid of; anxious; fear; fearing; frightened; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; scared; shy; skittish; timid; withdrawn
d'un air embarrassé bashful; diffident; shy; timid
embarrassé bashful; diffident; shy; timid abstemious; ashamed; awkward; clumsy; doltish; embarrassed; gawky; ill-at-ease; not very good; owlish; poor; shamefaced; stiff; uncomfortable; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
exigu bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty
farouche bashful; diffident; shy; timid feral; shy; unbroken; untamed; wild; withdrawn
gêné bashful; diffident; shy; timid embarrassed; inconvenienced; inconvenient; short of cash; short of money; uncomfortable
inhibé bashful; diffident; shy; timid bottled up; inhibited; pent up; restrained
mesquin bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty a small voice; avaricious; bourgeois; confined; cramped; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; miserly; narrow; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; niggardly; niggling; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; pinchy; provincial; small-town; stingy; trifly
petit bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty cramped; diminutive; inadequate; inferior; little; low-grade; middling; minuscule; narrow; short; shortish; small; tight; tiny; undersized
petit-bourgeois bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty a small voice; bourgeois; confined; cramped; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; small-town
petitement bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty a small voice; austere; bourgeois; confined; cramped; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; minuscule; modest; narrow; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; narrowly; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; simple; small; small-town; sober; tight; tiny; unpretentious
provincial bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty a small voice; bourgeois; confined; cramped; like a narrow minded man; lower-middle-class; narrow minded; narrow-mindedness; parochial; petty; petty-bourgeois; provincial; regional; small-town; small-townish
serré bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty against the grain; cantankerous; clamped down; clasped; crabbed; cramped; crusty; gruff; grumpy; immovable; inflexible; nagging; narrow; narrowly; obstinate; oppressed; pressing; recalcitrant; rigid; small; star; stern; straight-backed; stringent; stubborn; stuck; sullen; surly; tight; unbending; urgent; wedged
timide bashful; diffident; shy; timid bottled up; inhibited; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; pent up; restrained; skittish; timid
timoré bashful; diffident; shy; timid afraid; afraid for; afraid of; anxious; fear; fearing; frightened; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; scared; skittish; timid
à l'étroit bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty
étriqué bashfull; diffident; narrow minded; petty pinchy

Related Words for "diffident":

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Related Definitions for "diffident":

  1. lacking self-confidence1
    • stood in the doorway diffident and abashed1
  2. showing modest reserve1
    • she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture1