non-joiner
noun[C]
(alsononjoiner)uk/ˌnɒnˈdʒɔɪ.nər/us/ˌnɑːnˈdʒɔɪ.nɚ/someone who does notwishtobecomeamemberof anorganizationor who does not like to getinvolvedinactivitieswithgroupsofpeople:
A nonjoiner byhabit, Annetteturneddown aninvitationto go on awalkwith the otherstudents.
A lot ofintrovertedpeopletendto be non-joiners.
- He was aresolutenon-joiner, anartistwhopursuedhis ownpath.
- Theyneededanextrapersontofillaspotontheirbowlingteam, but most of thepeopletheyaskedwere non-joiners.
- Is itfairto say thatyoungergenerationsare nonjoiners who are lesslikelyto getinvolvedincommunityvolunteering?
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- bashfully
- bashfulness
- deprecating
- humility
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- mousy
- reticent
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-deprecating
- self-deprecatingly
- wallflower
- withdrawn
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