diffident

diffident is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.
2. adjective. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
3. adjective. lacking self-confidence

   "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"

   "problems that call for bold not timid responses"

   Synonyms: shy, timid, unsure

4. adjective. showing modest reserve

   "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"

Synonyms

shy, timid, unsure

Common word forms

diffidently, diffidentness

Words from these letters

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