love-shy

English

Alternative forms

• loveshy

Etymology

love +‎ shy

Adjective

love-shy (comparative love-shier or love-shyer, superlative love-shiest or love-shyest)

1. Ineffectual at courtship or attaining sexual intercourse; incel

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:incel

Noun

love-shy (plural love-shies)

1. (very rare) A person, especially a man, who is ineffectual at courtship.

See also

• love-shyness