esquivez

Definitions of esquivez
  1. noun
    an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
    synonyms: hurañía, insociabilidad
    see moresee less
    antonyms:
    sociabilidad
    the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
    types:
    introversión
    (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings
    alejamiento
    a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
    disimulación, disimulo, sigilo
    a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
    type of:
    carácter, disposición, manera de ser, talante, temperamento
    your usual mood
  2. noun
    the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down
    synonyms: hurañía
  3. noun
    intentionally vague or ambiguous
    synonyms: equívoco, rodeo
    see moresee less
    type of:
    equívoco
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
    falsedad
    the quality of being untruthful
  4. noun
    a feeling of fear of embarrassment
    synonyms: corrimiento, cortedad, encogimiento, hurañía, pava, pavo, pudor, recato, retraimiento, timidez, verecundia, vergüenza, ñoñería
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘esquivez'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family