87 entries under reserve topic. ×

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timidity(noun, difficulty, weakness, confusion, shame)
12
humbleness(noun, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
12
modesty(noun, control, shame, restraint, doubt)
10
bashfulness(noun, difficulty, confusion, shame, restraint)
10
timidness(noun, shame, restraint, doubt)
9
diffidence(noun, control, restraint, lack)
9
humility(noun, shame, doubt, simplicity)
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coyness(noun, control, restraint, silence)
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demureness(noun, control, restraint, silence)
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embarrassment(noun, shame, humiliation, awkwardness)
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meekness(noun, shame, doubt, simplicity)
6
prudery(simplicity, virtue, modesty, humility)
6
timorousness(noun, shame, doubt, nervousness)
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hesitancy(noun, nervousness, timidity)
3
inhibition(noun, control, difficulty, confusion, shame)
3
reservation(noun, control, restraint, silence)
3
unobtrusiveness(noun, simplicity, virtue, flattery)
2
backwardness(noun, control, shame, restraint, doubt)
2
coldness(noun, control, restraint, silence)
2
constraint(noun, control, shame, restraint, doubt)
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