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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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]
You were always extremely diffident of their
success. --Melmoth.
2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own
powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful;
characterized by modest reserve.
The diffident maidens, Folding their hands in
prayer. --Longfellow.
Syn: Distrustful; suspicious; hesitating; doubtful; modest;
bashful; lowly; reserved.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ 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: shy, timid,
unsure]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
diffident
Latin vb.
(inflection of la diffīdō 3 p futr actv indc)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
diffident
a.
1 (lb en archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
2 Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
diffident
Latin vb.
(inflection of la diffīdō 3 p futr actv indc)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
diffident
Latin vb.
(inflection of la diffīdō 3 p futr actv indc)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
diffident
Englanti a.
1 arka
2 ujo
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
خجول
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
diffident //ˈdɪfɪdənt//
неуверен
lacking confidence in oneself
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
ostýchavý
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
schüchtern, verschämt, geschämig, gschamig [Ös.] , befangen, verlegen, zaghaft, scheu [poet.] , genant [veraltend] , genierlich [veraltend]
"be shy / coy / diffident about sth." - mit etw. hinter dem Berg halten
Synonyms: shy, bashful, coy, timid, timorous
see: shyer, shyest, be shy, feel shy
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
zurückhaltend
Note: Person
"a diffident and modest man/woman" - ein zurückhaltender und bescheidener Mensch
"be diffident about doing sth." - Bedenken haben/Skupel haben, etw. zu tun, davor zurückschrecken, etw. zu tun
"be diffident about your success" - mit seinem Erfolg nicht hausieren gehen
"She is diffident about stating her opinion." - Sie hält sich mit ihrer Meinung zurück.
"He is neither diffident nor boastful about this fact." - Er hält damit weder hinter dem Berg, noch prahlt er damit.
Note: of a person
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
άτολμος, διστακτικός
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
diffident //ˈdɪfɪdənt//
1. epäluuloinen
distrustful
2. epävarma
lacking confidence in oneself
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
nepouzdan, sramežljiv
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
1. túlzottan szerény
2. magában nem bízó
3. szégyenlôs
4. félénk
5. bátortalan
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
diffident /ˈdɪfɪdənt/
płochliwy, nieśmiały
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
diffident /dˈɪfɪdənt/
1. çekingen, utangaç, mahcup.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "diffident":
bashful, boggling, cautious, cowardly, coy, demure, demurring,
deprecative, deprecatory, faltering, fearful, fearing, fearsome,
goosy, hesitant, hesitating, in fear, jibbing, jumpy, modest,
mousy, nervous, qualmish, rabbity, reluctant, retiring, scary,
scrupling, scrupulous, self-deprecating, self-depreciating,
self-depreciative, self-distrustful, self-doubting, self-effacing,
shaky, shilly-shallying, shivery, shrinking, shy, skittery,
skittish, squeamish, startlish, sticking, stickling, straining,
tentative, timid, timorous, trembling, tremulous, trepidant,
trigger-happy, unassertive, unassured, unselfconfident,
unselfreliant
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 无自信的,客客气气的,羞怯的;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 无自信的,客客气气的,羞怯的
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