different between bashful vs reserved

English

Alternative forms

• bashfull (archaic)

Etymology

Apheresis of abashed +? -ful (“full of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bæ?f??], [?bæ?f??]

Adjective

bashful (comparative more bashful, superlative most bashful)

1. Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
2. Indicating bashfulness.

   a bashful look

Synonyms

• shy
• See also Thesaurus:shy

Derived terms

• bashfully
• bashfulness

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?vd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??vd/
• Hyphenation: re?served

Verb

reserved

1. simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Adjective

reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)

1. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

   He was a quiet, reserved person.

2. (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

   I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:taciturn

Derived terms

• reserved track
• reserved word (computing)

Related terms

• reservedly
• reservedness

Translations

See also

• shy

Anagrams

• deserver, reversed