mousiness
- noun
- /ˈmaʊsiˌnɛs/
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- He always preferred a life of mousiness, avoiding loud gatherings and choosing quiet evenings at home.
Examples
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It's not as if the only arguments presented in the articles that cited were about Nate Silver's physical stature or general mousiness.
Blog text (2) -
Despite her talents, her natural mousiness kept her from seeking the spotlight.
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Of fear and uncertainty: she sat in the classrooms and wandered the campus, oblivious to the appreciative looks of the men and the envious looks of the women, never suspecting that her presumed mousiness existed only in her own imagination.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her mousiness made her blend into the background during social events, where she often felt uncomfortable.
Synonyms
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2.8
Feeling nervous and uncomfortable around other people
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7.2
A feeling of being distant from other people and not friendly
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3.9
Being shy and easily embarrassed around other people
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7.3
Quiet and secret actions to avoid being noticed
A tendency to be quiet and avoid talking
Not attracting attention so people do not notice you
Being modest and not showing off
A habit of staying quiet and keeping away from other people
Antonyms
How Shy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mousiness comes from mouse, the small, quiet animal, plus the ending -iness that makes a noun. A helpful image is being 'quiet as a mouse', so mousiness means the quality of being shy, quiet, or not drawing attention.