When the kind nymph would coyness feign,
And hides but to be found again. --Dryden.
Syn: Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness; modesty; bashfulness. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
coyness — coy ► ADJECTIVE (coyer, coyest) 1) pretending shyness or modesty. 2) reluctant to give details about something sensitive: he s coy about his age. DERIVATIVES coyly adverb coyness noun. ORIGIN Old French coi, from Latin … English terms dictionary
coyness — noun see coy I … New Collegiate Dictionary
coyness — See coyly. * * * … Universalium
coyness — noun The property of being coy … Wiktionary
coyness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An awkwardness or lack of self confidence in the presence of others: backwardness, bashfulness, retiringness, shyness, timidity, timidness. See RESTRAINT … English dictionary for students
coyness — coy·ness || kɔɪnɪs n. shyness, bashfulness; flirtatiousness … English contemporary dictionary
coyness — coy·ness … English syllables
coyness — noun the affectation of being demure in a provocative way (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑demureness • Derivationally related forms: ↑demure (for: ↑demureness), ↑coy • Hyper … Useful english dictionary
coy — [[t]kɔ͟ɪ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. She is modest without being coy... I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy. Syn: demure Derived words: coyly ADV GRADED ADV… … English dictionary
shyness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bashfulness, reserve, timidity, modesty, timorousness, timidness, coyness, demureness, sheepishness, diffidence, apprehension, backwardness, nervousness, insecurity, reticence, stage fright, mike fright*; see also restraint … English dictionary for students
