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timid(adjective, weak, gentle, base, fear)
42
shy(adjective, quiet, weak, base, anxious)
33
fearful(adjective, weak, gentle, fear, anxious)
9
hesitant(adjective, gentle, uncertain, anxious, ordinary)
9
meek(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest)
7
reserved(adjective, quiet, gentle, modest, shy)
4
unassuming(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, reticent)
4
unpretentious(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
3
blushing(quiet, modest, shy, meek, timid)
3
standoffish(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained)
2
mild(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
2
quiet(adjective, simple, gentle, restrained, modest)
2
submissive(quiet, modest, nervous, shy, meek)
2
tractable(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
2
unobtrusive(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, timid)
0
biddable(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
content(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
courteous(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
deferential(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
0
docile(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming)
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