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
Ekewaka-Hawaiian
Uinseann-Irish
Mina (1)MEE-nə (English), MEE-nah (Dutch, Limburgish)English, Dutch, Limburgish
EltonEL-tənEnglish
Deep-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Siriporn-Thai