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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]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*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 '''''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Shyness this link]'''''.</center>
<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 [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]].
