Get to know Diffident better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like reserved or shy.
Diffident in a sentence
Diffident meaning
- Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
- Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
Synonyms of Diffident
Using Diffident
- The main meaning on this page is: Lacking confidence in others; distrustful. | Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
- Useful related words include: reserved, shy, timid, unsure.
- In the example corpus, diffident often appears in combinations such as: diffident about.
Context around Diffident
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Diffident
- In this selection, "diffident" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little, too, remained, young, friendly and too stand out and add context to how "diffident" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little diffident too when and and remained diffident about writing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "diffident" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with diffident
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was diffident, friendly, and helpful on points of detail in the production,” Stoppard wrote. (15 words)
Nevertheless, Carey continued to set his fiction primarily in Australia and remained diffident about writing explicitly on American themes. (19 words)
The gentry and above are here, all right, although they are, by and large, discreet – even diffident about their lineage. (20 words)
So far, we have seen the soft-spoken Duvall being efficient and compassionate at the same time — and a little diffident too when she gets to partner an older, more experienced detective who she has long admired, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette). (41 words)
Dame Hannah asks particularly about Robin Oakapple, a virtuous farmer, but Rose replies that he is too diffident to approach her, and the rules of etiquette forbid her from speaking until she is spoken to. (35 words)
He gets along well with most of the residents, not least Chuya “Chu” Tsukamoto (Go Ayano), a diffident young man who had himself committed after he started hearing voices. (29 words)
Example sentences (6)
He gets along well with most of the residents, not least Chuya “Chu” Tsukamoto (Go Ayano), a diffident young man who had himself committed after he started hearing voices.
He was diffident, friendly, and helpful on points of detail in the production,” Stoppard wrote.
So far, we have seen the soft-spoken Duvall being efficient and compassionate at the same time — and a little diffident too when she gets to partner an older, more experienced detective who she has long admired, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette).
The gentry and above are here, all right, although they are, by and large, discreet – even diffident about their lineage.
Dame Hannah asks particularly about Robin Oakapple, a virtuous farmer, but Rose replies that he is too diffident to approach her, and the rules of etiquette forbid her from speaking until she is spoken to.
Nevertheless, Carey continued to set his fiction primarily in Australia and remained diffident about writing explicitly on American themes.
Common combinations with diffident
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: