a shrinking violet



a shrinking violet

a very shy person (usually negative) She's no shrinking violet. I wouldn't exactly describe him as a shrinking violet.
See also: shrink, violet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Glen[glen]
EstÈVe-Occitan
Ithamar-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Innokentiy-Russian
Yang-Chinese
OliAHL-eeEnglish