Someone does not like this quality, but someone sees in him a certain virginity of spirit. In any case, as always, there are different opinions about the object of study. Let's talk today about the verb "to shy", it should be informative.
Origin
Let the reader remember in which situation he is lost, he feels at ease. Lack of experience gives rise to embarrassment, fear, in other words - shyness. If a person is experienced in any field, then he does not need to be timid. But for sure the reader will be surprised by the history of the origin of the object of study. The etymological dictionary will render us invaluable help.
So, the verb is closely related to such nouns as “child” and “slave”. And the last word is older than all the others in this series. Therefore, whether we want it or not, but in order to understand the meaning of the word “shy”, we need to at least tell a little about the etymology of “slave”.
As we know from history, we did not have a slave system, but there were slaves, and therefore the word arose in language. The word "slave" is very ancient, and it can be found in the Old Slavonic language. There are consonant words in Latin and in Old Indian - orbus and arbhas, respectively. The first means "deprived of anything," and the second means "weak."
The noun “child” is formed from “slave”, and “shy” - from “child”. That is, the original meaning of the word "shy" is to behave like a child. The history of words hides much marvelous. Now let's turn to our days.
Explanatory dictionary
Knowing history is important and necessary, but most of us, unfortunately, neglect it, especially when it comes to the origin of words. If people are interested in the meaning of words, it is only for professional and educational purposes, whereas this is a wonderful hobby in itself. However, we were distracted. The explanatory dictionary says that to be shy is to be scared, to be shy. But knowing the data of the etymological dictionary, we can interpret and reveal additional meanings.
A person who is shy, as if temporarily regresses and becomes a child. True, this hypothesis does not work with children: they have nowhere to regress. However, young children are in principle shy and shy. They seem to be permanently in a state of embarrassment. Leave the exceptions out of the brackets.
Recall a little earlier thought that lack of experience makes us embarrassed. At the first job interview, a person feels awkward. If he had passed thousands of such interviews, then there would have been no problems. Although a lot depends on the prestige of the work and its importance for the person: when the stakes are high, you are involuntarily nervous.
Synonyms
We hope that the goal has been achieved, and we have explained the meaning of "timid." To consolidate the success, we also want to talk about synonyms. The list will be short and easy:
- to tremble
- be embarrassed
- blush,
- to get scared
- to stew.
Some verbs from the list themselves are worthy to talk about them in more detail, but not this time.
It is not clear that shyness is a quality positive or negative? In some situations, if you can portray embarrassment, it’s only good for you, while in others it’s better to drop shyness and take the initiative in your own hands, for example, when you pass an exam or are looking for work. To be shy under such conditions is not appropriate. But this quality makes itself felt, because a person is not a robot. However, the struggle with complexes is one thing, and the meaning of words is different. The latter are much easier to handle.