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diffident
Overview of adj diffident
The adj diffident has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) diffident -- (showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture")
2. (1) diffident, shy, timid, unsure -- (lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man")
Antonyms of adj diffident
2 senses of diffident
Sense 1
diffident
INDIRECT (VIA reserved) -> unreserved
Sense 2
diffident, shy, timid, unsure
INDIRECT (VIA unconfident) -> confident
Similarity of adj diffident
2 senses of diffident
Sense 1
diffident
=> reserved (vs. unreserved)
Sense 2
diffident, shy, timid, unsure
=> unconfident (vs. confident)
Pertainyms of adj diffident
Attributes of adj diffident
Domain of adj diffident
Domain Terms of adj diffident
Familiarity of adj diffident
diffident used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj diffident
diffident
Grep of adv diffident
diffidently
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