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Bashfulness vs Humility - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between bashfulness and humility

is that bashfulness is the quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity while humility is the characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

bashfulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
  • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , I, smiling in his face, took the letter, and immediately catching gently hold of his shirt sleeve, drew him towards me, blushing, and almost trembling; for surely his extreme bashfulness , and utter inexperience, call'd for, at least, all the advances to encourage him}}

    humility

    Noun

  • The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
  • Usage notes

    * Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.

    Synonyms

    * egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement

    Antonyms

    * pride