shy

shy - adjective

  • Easily frightened : timid
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

Usage examples

Examples: "I can see the shy from here." "That shy belongs to me." "The shy is very important."

SpellingJoy score for shy

SpellingJoy Gematria

📚 Apprentice
82

Letter Values

S
22
H
9
Y
28

Etymology

Middle English {it}schey,{/it} going back to Old English {it}scēoh,{/it} going back to West Germanic {it}*skeuh(w)a-{/it} (whence also Middle High German {it}schiehe, schiech{/it} "timid, despondent," and, with alteration or variant ablaut, Middle Dutch {it}scu, scouw{/it} "timid"), perhaps extended form of Indo-European {it}*(s)keu̯(H)-{/it} "perceive, watch" {ma}{mat|show:1|}{/ma}