About The Word Coy
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Coy
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What's The Definition Of Coy?
[adj] modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
[adj] showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions" [adj] affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way Synonyms | Synonyms for Coy: demure | indefinite | modest | overmodest | timid Related Terms | Find terms related to Coy: amative | amatory | arch | bashful | capricious | caressive | confused | conscious | coquettish | decent | decorous | demure | diffident | flirtatious | flirty | inarticulate | kittenish | lively | mischievous | mousy | nice | playful | proper | rabbity | retiring | roguish | seemly | self-conscious | self-effacing | sexual | shamefaced | shamefast | shy | skittish | stammering | timid | timorous | unassertive | unassured See Also | Coy In Webster's Dictionary \Coy\ (koi), a. [OE. coi quiet, still, OF. coi, coit, fr.L.
quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob.
akin to E. while. See {While}, and cf. {Quiet}, {Quit},
{Quite}.]
1. Quiet; still. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful;
shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with
an implication of coquetry.
Coy, and difficult to win. --Cowper.
Coy and furtive graces. --W. Irving.
Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed, Shall
kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest. --Goldsmith.
3. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Enforced hate, Instead of love's coy touch, shall
rudely tear thee. --Shak.
Syn: Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward;
distant.
\Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coying}.] 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow. 2. To caress with the hand; to stroke. Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak. \Coy\, v. i. 1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.] Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! --Rowe. 2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.] If he coyed To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home. --Shak. |
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