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1. (adj.) coy
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; coquettish.
2. coy
shy; modest.
3. coy
reluctant to reveal one's plans, make a commitment, or take a stand.
4. coy
Obs. quiet; reserved.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < AF coi, quoy calm, OF quei < VL *quētus, for L quiētusquiet1)
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1. (adj) coy, demure, overmodest
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
2. (adj) coy
showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
"a politician coy about his intentions"
3. (adj) coy
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
"like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) COY
quiet; still
2. (adj) COY
shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry
3. (adj) COY
soft; gentle; hesitating
4. (verb) COY
to allure; to entice; to decoy
5. (verb) COY
to caress with the hand; to stroke
6. (verb) COY
to behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity
7. (verb) COY
to make difficulty; to be unwilling
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Sense: (pretending to be) shy
She gave her brother's friend a coy smile.
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 Afrikaans: skaam, skamerig |
 Arabic: خَجول |
 Bulgarian: (престорено) свенлив |
 Brazilian: tímido |
 Czech: stydlivý, upejpavý |
 German: schüchtern |
 Danish: koket |
 Greek: ντροπαλός |
 Spanish: tímido, reservado, evasiv |
 Estonian: uje |
 Farsi: پر ناز؛ محجوب |
 Finnish: kaino |
 French: qui fait l'effarouché/-ée |
 Hebrew: בָּיישָנִית |
 Hindi: लजीला |
 Croatian: sramežljiv |
 Hungarian: szemérmes |
 Indonesian: malu-malu |
 Icelandic: sem er ekki jafn feiminn |
 Italian: timido |
 Japanese: はにかんだ |
 Korean: 수줍은 |
 Lithuanian: apsimestinai drovus, kukl |
 Latvian: kautrīgs; bikls |
 Malay: malu-malu |
 Dutch: bedeesd |
 Norwegian: kokett, (påtatt) blyg |
 Polish: nieśmiały |
 Persian: پر ناز؛ محجوب |
 Pashto: شرمناک، محجوب |
 Portuguese: tímido |
 Romanian: sfios |
 Russian: застенчивый |
 Slovak: hanblivý |
 Slovenian: sramežljiv |
 Serbian: koketan |
 Swedish: blyg, tillgjord, skälmsk |
 Thai: ขี้อาย |
 Turkish: utangaç |
 Taiwanese: 靦腆的 |
 Ukrainian: соромливий; скромний |
 Urdu: شرميلى، حيادار |
 Vietnamese: bẽn lẽn |
 Chinese: 怕羞的，腼腆的 |
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