its for english, i just need a word that means quiet or shy that starts with an R, kuz i need a word that describes my personality..
o yeah leave the definition too
2007-09-06 14:10:59 · 20 answers · asked by lilkrazykambo34 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
wow 18 answers in less then 30 mins lol hard to choose, all are very great answers
2007-09-06 14:41:54 · update #1
Reserved.
2007-09-06 14:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by dcc045 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Rabbity, Recessive, Reluctant, Reserved, Restrained, Reticent, Retiring
All of the above are synonyms for Shy
2007-09-06 14:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by TiaRanita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recluse?
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/recluse
2007-09-06 14:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew Wiggin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reserved can mean a quiet, shy person.
2007-09-06 14:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by MeanKitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shy1
shy [shī]
adj (comparative shi·er, superlative shi·est)
1. uncomfortable with others: reserved, diffident, and uncomfortable in the company of others
2. timid: easily frightened
The deer were shy and ran when we tried to approach them.
3. cautious: unwilling to trust or put confidence in somebody or something
The children were shy of their new classmates.
4. reluctant: fearful of making a commitment
Don’t be shy of speaking your mind.
5. short of something: short of the full or a particular amount
We are $100 shy of the down payment.
6. biology not reproducing easily: used to describe plants and animals that do not breed readily or freely
vi (past shied, past participle shied, present participle shy·ing, 3rd person present singular shies)
1. move suddenly: to move suddenly in fright or alarm
The horse shied when the firecracker went off in the next field.
2. stay away: to avoid or evade something
He always shies away from public speaking.
n (plural shies)
sudden move: a sudden movement in fright or alarm
[Old English scēoh . From a prehistoric Germanic base that is also the ancestor of English eschew and skew.]
-shy·er, n
-shy·ly, adv
-shy·ness, n
Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
2007-09-06 14:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by bahookii 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Reserve (self-restraint)
2007-09-06 14:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
recluse: a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
but i think that's a little bit more than just shy :)
2007-09-06 14:16:37 · answer #7 · answered by stargirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you're not asking this because you're interested in him, because you've revealed enough about him to tell me that you already know you should have nothing to do with him . . . .
2016-04-03 07:55:00 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reserved...formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others
reticent... disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
restrained...marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
2007-09-06 14:19:39 · answer #9 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reticent - quiet, shy or timid
2007-09-06 14:21:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋