Demure as a nun at Sunday serviceBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: shy, modest, reserved, restrained, properFor the kind of shy that's decorative and deliberate.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyModest as a vicar’s tea partyTimid as a mouse in a cat showShy as a violet in a meadowBlushing as a schoolgirl at her first danceIntroverted as a librarian’s favourite bookQuiet as a teenager at a dinner partySee all "Shy" similes →