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
Vulferam-Ancient Germanic
Eve[i:v]
Seo-Joonsu-joonKorean
Loane-French
Shahrokh-Persian
PinjaPEEN-yahFinnish