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 ShyReserved as an English weather forecastQuiet as a teenager at a dinner partyShy as a deer at the edge of a woodAs shy as the fawnTimid as a mouse in a cat showModest as a vicar’s tea partySee all "Shy" similes →