Adjective:

தன்னம்பிக்கை(குன்றிய), அதைரியமுள்ள,

diffident's Usage Examples:

diffident young man in his early twenties.

diffident way!He was at first diffident and embarrassed in speaking, but gradually overcame these difficulties, and was heard with much attention and deference, especially when he addressed the House on economic questions.

He distinguishes between the first and second category, tho in a rather diffident manner.

Building up the courage to visit a doctor You may feel very diffident or even scared at the prospect of going to a doctor.

Princess Mary seemed even quieter and more diffident than usual.

He kept a diffident silence during two sessions, his first speech being in strong opposition to slavery, which he proposed to discourage and eventually to abolish, by imposing a heavy tax on all further importations.

Richard sailed to England but was too diffident to visit his father's relatives.

For twelve years he will remain tentative and perhaps even diffident in the elaboration of his conviction.

Something about the way she impulsively returned his smile and then diffidently looked away tugged at his heart.

Knows better, and is not diffident about saying so.

Synonyms:

reserved,

Antonyms:

boldness, unreserved,