wallflowernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɔːəlflaʊər/us/ˈwɑːlˌflaʊ.ɚ/wallflower noun [ C ] (PLANT)
a pleasant smelling garden plant that has yellow, orange, or brown flowers that grow in groups
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Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- aubretia
- begonia
- catkin
- delphinium
- dogwood
- evening primrose
- forget-me-not
- forsythia
- marigold
- narcissus
- nasturtium
- oleander
- orchid
- posy
- wild flower
- wisteria
- woodbine
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wallflower noun [ C ] (SHY PERSON)
informal a shy person, especially a girl or woman, who is frightened to involve herself in social activities and does not attract much interest or attention:
Sooner or later someone would take pity on the poor wallflower and ask her to dance.
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Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- introvert
- modest
- self-effacing
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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