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148 entries under adjective topic. ×
| shy(person, quiet, feelings, restraint) | |
| humble(person, quiet, plain, feelings) | |
| diffident(person, soft, feelings, restraint) | |
| modest(person, quiet, plain, feelings) | |
| bashful(person, soft, feelings, restraint) | |
| unpretentious(person, soft, feelings, humble) | |
| coy(person, soft, feelings, restraint) | |
| retiring(quiet, simple, restraint, modest) | |
| unassuming(person, soft, feelings, humble) | |
| reserved(person, quiet, simple, feelings) | |
| reticent(person, quiet, feelings, modest) | |
| timid(quiet, simple, restraint, modest) | |
| demure(soft, restraint, modest, humble) | |
| unobtrusive(soft, humble, shy, meek) | |
| self-conscious(person, quiet, feelings, shy) | |
| selfless(humble, noble, generous, liberal) | |
| unassertive(soft, modest, nervous, humble) | |
| timorous(quiet, modest, shy, timid) | |
| meek(quiet, restrained, modest, humble) | |
| shamefaced(soft, modest, nervous, humble) |
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