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Humbleness vs Shyness - What's the difference?

humbleness | shyness |

As nouns the difference between humbleness and shyness

is that humbleness is humility; the property of being humble while shyness is the quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

humbleness

English

Noun

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  • Humility; the property of being humble.
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    shyness

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
    • His shyness kept him from asking her to the prom.

    Synonyms

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