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Definition of Shrinking violet
1. Noun. Someone who shrinks from familiarity with others.
Definition of Shrinking violet
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A very shy person, who avoids contact with others if avoidable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrinking Violet
Literary usage of Shrinking violet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1892)
"We 've got to make you sweat somewhere for that shrinking violet business—eh, boys ?
Well, here 's my regards ! " Einstein, whose line was cloaks and ..."
2. Physiological Aesthetics by Grant Allen (1877)
"... and la dogs : lastly, it is transferred to works of art, wee flowers the
shrinking violet, the clinging eglantine, -and the lily nestling in the glade. ..."
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