English → Latin
“bashful” in Latin
pudeōto cause shame; to be ashamedpudīcuschaste, pure, undefiled; modest, shamefaced, bashful; virtuous, honorable or honourable, faithfulverēcundusfeeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest; worthy of reverence, venerablepudibundusshamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing; shameful, disgraceful, scandalous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bashful
pudens; pudicus; verecundus; pudibundus. ☞ Pudicus and pudens denote an habitual feeling; pudibundus, a temporary state, Döderlein. SYN. in BASHFULNESS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bashful?
- The usual Latin words for “bashful” are pudeō, pudīcus, verēcundus; also pudibundus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.