diffident in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

diffident in the PONS Dictionary

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Having to defend your material, in that company... you just couldn't be diffident.
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The levriero is diffident towards strangers but very affectionate with its owner.
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Her diffident politeness does not endear her to her hosts and makes it easy for them not to integrate her into the family.
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She is described as shy, even diffident, and it is not within her nature to behave aggressively.
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He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart.
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Many historians have regarded him as indecisive and diffident.
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The diffident males, less than half the size of their companions, hung back.
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He was so slow and diffident that he feared for his legal career.
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Main characteristic is diffident, self-effacing language.
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Diffident of his own powers, he was enthusiastic for the discoveries and ideas of others.
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