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coyness

  • 1 coyness

    noun die Schüchternheit
    * * *
    coy·ness
    [ˈkɔɪnəs]
    1. (secretiveness) Zurückhaltung f
    without a hint of \coyness ganz ohne Vorbehalt, völlig offen
    2. (flirtatiousness) Koketterie f
    * * *
    ['kɔInɪs]
    n
    (= shyness) Verschämtheit f; (= coquettishness) neckisches or kokettes Benehmen; (= evasiveness) ausweichende Haltung
    * * *
    1. Schüchternheit f, Scheu f
    2. neckisch-verschämtes Getue
    * * *
    n.
    Schüchternheit f.

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  • 2 coyness

    coy·ness [ʼkɔɪnəs] n
    1) ( secretiveness) Zurückhaltung f;
    without a hint of \coyness ganz ohne Vorbehalt, völlig offen
    2) ( flirtatiousness) Koketterie f

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  • 3 coy

    adjective
    gespielt schüchtern; geziert [Benehmen, Ausdruck]
    * * *
    [koi]
    ((pretending to be) shy: She gave her brother's friend a coy smile.) schüchtern
    - academic.ru/85797/coyly">coyly
    - coyness
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    [kɔɪ]
    1. (secretive) geheimnistuerisch, verhalten
    ▪ to be \coy about sth aus etw dat ein Geheimnis machen
    2. (pretending to be shy) geziert
    come on, don't be so \coy komm, zier dich nicht so
    a \coy glance ein [gespielt] unschuldiger Blick
    * * *
    [kɔɪ]
    adj (+er)
    (= affectedly shy) verschämt; (= coquettish) neckisch, kokett; (= evasive) zurückhaltend;
    * * *
    coy [kɔı] adj (adv coyly)
    1. schüchtern, scheu:
    coy of speech wortkarg
    2. neckisch-verschämt
    * * *
    adjective
    gespielt schüchtern; geziert [Benehmen, Ausdruck]
    * * *
    adj.
    schüchtern adj.

    English-german dictionary > coy

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  • Coyness — Coy ness, n. The quality of being coy; feigned o? bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve. [1913 Webster] When the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but to be found again. Dryden. Syn: Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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