Shiness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shiness \Shi"ness\, n.
     See {Shyness}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Shyness \Shy"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being shy. [Written also {shiness}.]
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           Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly
           important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy
           soul.                                    --Baxter.
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     Syn: Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See
          {Bashfulness}.
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