/ 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: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language