1. (noun)modesty, reserve formality and propriety of manner Synonyms: substitute, stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, modestness
2. (noun)reserve, backlog, stockpile something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose Synonyms: stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, substitute
7. (verb)reserve, reticence, taciturnity the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary Synonyms: stockpile, second-stringer, taciturnity, reservation, modesty, reserve, backlog, military reserve, reticence, substitute
8. (verb)reserve hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency Synonyms: book, set aside, appropriate, allow, earmark, hold
1. reserve Bashfulness is a shrinking from notice without assignable reason. Coyness is a half encouragement, half avoidance of offered attention, and may be real or affected. Diffidence is self-distrust; Synonyms: modesty, backwardness, constraint, reserve, timidity, bashfulness, coyness, shyness, unobtrusiveness, coldness, diffidence Antonyms: abandon, confidence, haughtiness, pertness, arrogance, egotism, impudence, sauciness, assumption, forwardness, indiscretion, self-conceit, assurance, frankness, loquaciousness, self-sufficiency, boldness, freedom, loquacity, sociability, conceit