shyness
simple noun14 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.7
describes shyness that is part of someone's personality
describes shyness felt at the beginning of a social situation
lose shyness6.5
to feel a very strong and sudden sense of shyness
to hide one's shyness from others
cure shyness3.5
to completely remove shyness, often as if it were an illness
have shyness3.0
to possess the quality of being shy (less common than 'be shy')
used to describe the feeling of shyness going away