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shamefacedness
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Shamefacedness
(gcide) | Shamefaced \Shame"faced`\, a. [For shamefast; AS. scamfaest. See
Shame, n., and Fast firm.]
Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident;
bashful; modest.
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Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise.
--Dryden.
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Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was
shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but
the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face,
have brought it to its present orthography. --Trench.
[1913 Webster] -- Shame"faced, adv. --
Shame"faced`ness, n.
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shamefacedness
(wn) | shamefacedness
n 1: feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: shamefacedness,
sheepishness] |
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Shamefacedness
(gcide) | Shamefaced \Shame"faced`\, a. [For shamefast; AS. scamfaest. See
Shame, n., and Fast firm.]
Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident;
bashful; modest.
[1913 Webster]
Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was
shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but
the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face,
have brought it to its present orthography. --Trench.
[1913 Webster] -- Shame"faced, adv. --
Shame"faced`ness, n.
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