\Bash"ful*ness\, n.
The quality of being bashful.
Syn: {Bashfulness}, {Modesty}, {Diffidence}, {Shyness}.
Usage: Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves;
       bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the
       spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence
       is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust;
       shyness usually arises from an excessive
       self-consciousness, and a painful impression that
       every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is
       becoming at all; bashfulness often gives rise to
       mistakes and blundering; diffidence is society
       frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness
       usually produces a reserve or distance which is often
       mistaken for haughtiness.