2020-11-06 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M - modest & shy
2020-11-06
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M - modest & shy
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง modest = ‘MOD-ist’
ออกเสียง shy = ‘SHAHY’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR MODEST
Modest, demure, prudish
imply conformity to propriety and decorum, and a distaste
for anything coarse or loud.
Modest implies a becoming shyness, sobriety, and proper behavior:
a modest, self-respecting person.
Demure implies a bashful, quiet simplicity, staidness, and decorum;
but can also indicate an assumed or affected modesty:
a demure young chorus girl.
Prudish suggests an exaggeratedly self-conscious modesty or propriety in behavior or conversation of one who wishes to be thought of as easily shocked and who often is intolerant:
a prudish objection to a harmless remark.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR SHY
Shy, bashful, diffident imply a manner that shows discomfort or lack of confidence in association with others.
Shy implies a constitutional shrinkingfrom contact or close association with others, together with a wish toescape notice:
shy and retiring.
Bashful suggests timidity about meeting others, and trepidation and awkward behavior when brought intoprominence or notice:
a bashful child.
Diffident emphasizes self-distrust, fear of censure, failure, etc., and a hesitant, tentative manner as a consequence:
a diffident approach to a touchy subject.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for modest
SHY, BASHFUL, DIFFIDENT, MODEST, COY
mean not inclined to be forward.
SHY implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers
BASHFUL implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date
DIFFIDENT stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection
MODEST suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success
COY implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner
mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious.
CHASTE primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows. they maintained chaste relations
PURE differs from CHASTE in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control ofone's impulses and actions. the pure of heart
MODEST and DECENT apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity. preferred more modest swimsuits decent people didn't go to such movies
Choose the Right Synonym for shy
Adjective
SHY, BASHFUL, DIFFIDENT, MODEST, COY
mean not inclined to be forward.
SHY implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers
BASHFUL implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date
DIFFIDENT stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection
MODEST suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success
COY implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner
Choose the Right Synonym for shy
Adjective
SHY and BASHFUL mean feeling awkward around others.
SHY is used of someone who doesn't want to meet or talk with people either by habit or for special reasons. New students are often shy.
BASHFUL is used of someone who is shy and afraid like a very young child. He was too bashful to ask for a dance.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Modest: Ever So Humble
When used to modify a sum or amount, or to mean "unpretentious," modest conveys a sense of not being excessive:
Captives received a modest salary of $0.80 per day, working at farms around Sonoma County picking apples, prunes, hops and other crops.
Janet Balicki, The Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat, 8 Dec. 2016
The minister of foreign affairs drove up in a modest car and joined our conversation.
Michael Taussig, Vice, 22 June 2016
The adjective humble is often used this way too, as when one speaks of "one's humble abode."
Both words can be used in a humorous way that might be seen as self-deprecating.
Like humble, modest adequately describe one who does not boast about one's achievements, thereby avoidinga different kind of excessiveness:
Louisa May Alcott was always modest about her gifts; whatever early dreams of genius she might have nourished had been knocked out of her years before her literary fame arrived.
Barbara L. Packer, The New York Times Book Review, 25 Oct. 1987
Soft-spoken and modest in conversation, Knoll would be accomplished enough with his visual-effects credits in movies alone.
Julie Hinds, The Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2016
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary,
mod′est•ly, adv.
suggest conformity to the recognized standardsof propriety and good taste, as in speech, manner, dress, or attitude.
modest implies a becoming humility and reserve, and a taste for things that are simple and refined: a successful, yet modest, executive.
demure describes a subdued and proper manner, but often one that seems affected or insincere: a demure glance.
prudish suggests an exaggerated propriety and an irritatingly self-righteous air: a prudish objection to an off-color remark.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
modest & shy
A modest person is humble,
someone who is free from egotism, vanity, and boastfulness.
A modes individual is moderate in his behavior and speech.
“Lincoln was a great but modest man.”
“Mrs. Morgan is a self-respecting, modest woman.”
A shy person is timid, easily frightened, and bashful.
A shy girl wishes to escape notice and avoidsclose association with others:
“Beth was once a shy, retiring girl who blushed easily.”
A shy person is diffident; a modestperson is unassuming.
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