verecundadj.

/ˈvɛrɪkʌnd/

Etymology: < Latin verēcundus (whence obsolete French verecond (Cotgrave), Italian verecondo, Portuguese verecundo), < verērī to reverence, fear.

Modest, bashful; shy, coy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective]

shamefastc897

unboldc897

shamelya1100

squeamous1483

bashful1548

shamefaced1555

squeamish1561

retiring1566

chary1567

verecund1575

blatec1600

helo1611

shy1672

shuff1688

shyish1754

shanny1821

fawn-like1838

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 41 Than said Venus with vult verecund, Say quhat ȝe will and keip ȝow within bound.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia (following Cotgrave) Verecund, modest, shamefac'd, demure, bashfull. [Hence in later Dicts.]

1872 ‘Aliph Cheem’ Lays of Ind (1876) 2 One day this said verecund Mr. McPherson He chanced at a nautch to be present in person.

1873 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera III. xxvii. 12 And verecund Mr. M^cCosh,..has he no suggestion to offer?

Derivatives

vereˈcundity n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Verecundity, Modesty, Bashfulness.

ˈverecundness n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Verecundness, Modesty,..Verecundity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	verecund
释义	verecundadj. /ˈvɛrɪkʌnd/ Etymology: < Latin verēcundus (whence obsolete French verecond (Cotgrave), Italian verecondo, Portuguese verecundo), < verērī to reverence, fear. Modest, bashful; shy, coy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [adjective] shamefastc897 unboldc897 shamelya1100 squeamous1483 bashful1548 shamefaced1555 squeamish1561 retiring1566 chary1567 verecund1575 blatec1600 helo1611 shy1672 shuff1688 shyish1754 shanny1821 fawn-like1838 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 41 Than said Venus with vult verecund, Say quhat ȝe will and keip ȝow within bound. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia (following Cotgrave) Verecund, modest, shamefac'd, demure, bashfull. [Hence in later Dicts.] 1872 ‘Aliph Cheem’ Lays of Ind (1876) 2 One day this said verecund Mr. McPherson He chanced at a nautch to be present in person. 1873 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera III. xxvii. 12 And verecund Mr. M^cCosh,..has he no suggestion to offer? Derivatives vereˈcundity n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Verecundity, Modesty, Bashfulness. ˈverecundness n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Verecundness, Modesty,..Verecundity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1575
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