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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] schey, from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to [[frighten]] off | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] schey, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to [[frighten]] off |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: easily frightened : timid | | *1: easily frightened : timid |
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| *6: having less than the full or specified amount or [[number]] : short <just shy of six feet tall> | | *6: having less than the full or specified amount or [[number]] : short <just shy of six feet tall> |
| *7: disreputable <gambling hells and shy saloons — Blackwood's> | | *7: disreputable <gambling hells and shy saloons — Blackwood's> |
| + | <center>Lessons on the topic of '''''Shyness''''', follow '''''[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Shyness this link]'''''.</center> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | In [[humans]], '''shyness''' (also called diffidence) is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology social psychology] term used to describe the [[feeling]] of [[apprehension]], lack of [[comfort]], or awkwardness [[experienced]] when a [[person]] is in proximity to, approaching, or being approached by other people, especially in new situations or with unfamiliar people. Shyness may come from [[genetic]] traits, the [[environment]] in which a [[person]] is raised and [[personal]]ly [[experiences]]. There are many [[degrees]] of shyness. Stronger forms are usually referred to as [[social]] [[anxiety]] or social phobia. Shyness may merely be a [[personality]] [[trait]] or can occur at certain [[stages]] of [[development]] in children. Shyness has also a strong [[cultural]] [[dimension]]. | + | In [[humans]], '''shyness''' (also called diffidence) is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology social psychology] term used to describe the [[feeling]] of [[apprehension]], lack of [[comfort]], or awkwardness [[experienced]] when a [[person]] is in proximity to, approaching, or being approached by other people, especially in new situations or with unfamiliar people. Shyness may come from [[genetic]] traits, the [[environment]] in which a [[person]] is raised and [[personal]]ly [[experiences]]. There are many [[degrees]] of shyness. Stronger forms are usually referred to as [[social]] [[anxiety]] or social phobia. Shyness may merely be a [[personality]] [[trait]] or can occur at certain [[stages]] of [[development]] in children. Shyness has also a strong [[cultural]] [[dimension]]. |
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− | In [[biology]], shy generally means "tends to avoid [[human being]]s"; See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypsis crypsis]. Shyness in gorillas [[manifests]] with ostensibly similar [[behavioral]] traits, but differs wholly from humans in [[cognition]] and [[motivation]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyness] | + | In [[biology]], shy generally means "tends to avoid [[human being]]s"; See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypsis crypsis]. Shyness in gorillas [[manifests]] with ostensibly similar [[behavioral]] traits, but differs wholly from humans in [[cognition]] and [[motivation]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyness] |
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| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |