Bashfulness and Vainness

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Bashfulness noun - Feeling embarrassed due to modesty.

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Vainness is an antonym for bashfulness.

Vainness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.

Usage example: the vexing vainness that seemed to fill every page of his memoirs

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Bashfulness is an antonym for vainness.

Nearby Words: vain, vainly

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