Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B bashful: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bash•ful Pronunciation: (bash'ful), [key] — adj. uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid. indicative of, accompanied by, or proceeding from bashfulness. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bashful (Thesaurus) bashaw bashi-bazouk ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: restive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language