| violet | a shrinking ~, pemalu: she is a shrinking ~, dia pemalu orangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shrinking violet | n (colloq) pemalu: the girl is such a ~ that we sometimes forget she is there, gadis itu begitu pemalu sehingga kadang-kadang kami tdk sedar dia ada bersama-sama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bashful | adj 1. (of person) pemalu; (at particular instance) malu-malu, segan-segan, segan silu: a ~ child, kanak-kanak yg pemalu; he wasn’t at all ~ about asking for more money, dia sama sekali tdk malu-malu | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shy 1 | adj 1. (of person) diffident, bashful, malu; (habitually) pemalu: their laughter only made the child ~, gelak ketawa mereka hanya membuatkan budak itu bertambah malu; one ~ little boy hid behind his mother, seorang budak lelaki yg pemalu menyorok di belakang ibunya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bashfulness | n sifat pemalu: her ~ inhibits her from mixing with the other students, sifat pemalunya menyekatnya drpd bergaul dgn pelajar-pelajar lain; to be overcome by ~, dikuasai (oleh) perasaan malu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unsociable | adj reserved, unfriendly, tdk suka bergaul: a shy and ~ girl, gadis yg pemalu dan tdk suka bergaul; he has a very ~ manner, perangainya tdk suka bergaul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Don Juan | n (colloq) Don Juan: he looks shy and unasssuming but he’s really a ~, dia kelihatan pemalu dan merendah diri tetapi sebenarnya dia Don Juan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rib 2 | vt (colloq) menyakat, mengusik-ngusik: her friends ~bed her for being shy, kawan-kawannya menyakatnya krn dia pemalu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| misfit | n 1. (person), (orang yg) tdk /sesuai, cocok/, (orang yg) /canggung, kekok/: he’s reserved and shy and clearly a ~ in that job, dia pendiam dan pemalu dan memang tdk sesuai dgn pekerjaan itu; 2. (garment), (pakaia | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insignificant | adj 1. having little importance, tdk penting: he holds an ~ position in the company, dia memegang jawatan yg tdk penting dlm syarikat itu; a shy, ~ looking man, lelaki yg pemalu dan kelihatan tdk penting; 2. small, kecil: it was an ~ error, and easily missed, kesilapan itu kecil, dan mudah terlepas perhatian; the crime itself was ~, but the consequences were disastrous, perbuatan jenayah itu kecil tetapi akibatnya membawa kecelakaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |