Diffident Definition & Meaning
diffident
- adjective
- showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
- lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
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- What does diffident mean?
- showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture" lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
- What part of speech is diffident?
- Diffident is an adjective.
- How many definitions does diffident have?
- Diffident has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).