Australian English Meaning of diffident

diffident

Other Australian English words related to diffident

synonyms

• bashful
• shy
• withdrawn
• awkward
• backward
• shy
• demure
• Embarrassed
• Introverted
• lonesome
• modest
• recessive
• retiring
• self-effacing
• sheepish
• antisocial
• inhibited
• lone wolf
• reserved
• self-conscious
• unadventurous
• unassertive
• uneasy
• unenterprising
• unsociable
• unsociable
• Uptight

antonyms

• companionable
• Convivial
• extroverted
• extroverted
• gregarious
• immodest
• outgoing
• sociable
• bold
• boon
• cheeky
• clubbable
• dashing
• forceful
• forwards
• uninhibited
• Unreserved
• clubable
• Overbold

Definitions and Meaning of diffident in English

Wordnet

diffident (s)

showing modest reserve

Wordnet

diffident (a)

lacking self-confidence

Webster

diffident (a.)

Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.

Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.

FAQs About the word diffident

What is the Australian English meaning of the word diffident

diffident

What is the English meaning of the word diffident

showing modest reserve, lacking self-confidenceWanting confidence in others; distrustful., Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; no

What are the synonyms of the word diffident

bashful,shy,withdrawn,awkward,backward,shy,demure,Embarrassed,Introverted,lonesome

What are the antonyms of the word diffident

companionable,Convivial,extroverted,extroverted,gregarious,immodest,outgoing,sociable,bold,boon