coyness (noun)

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• 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 — noun The property of being coy …   Wiktionary

• 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

• 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

• coy — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, quiet, shy, from Anglo French quoi, quei, koi quiet, from Latin quietus Date: 14th century 1. a. shrinking from contact or familiarity < tis but a kiss I beg, Why art thou coy? Shakespeare > b. marked by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• coy — adjective (coyer, coyest) pretending shyness or modesty. ↘reluctant to give details about something sensitive. Derivatives coyly adverb coyness noun Origin ME (in the sense quiet, still ): from OFr. coi, quei, from L. quietus (see quiet) …   English new terms dictionary

• coy — adjective 1 pretending to be shy in order to attract interest, or to avoid dealing with something difficult: She gave him a coy smile. 2 unwilling to give information about something (+ about): Tania was always coy about her age. coyly adverb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• coy — /kɔɪ / (say koy) adjective 1. shy; modest. 2. affectedly shy or reserved. 3. Obsolete disdainful. 4. Obsolete quiet. {Middle English, from French coi, earlier quei, from Latin quiētus at rest} –coyly, adverb –coyness, noun …  

• 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

• coyly — 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