coy

  • 11Coy — Coy, v. i. 1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! Rowe. [1913 Webster] 2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If he… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Coy — Coy, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 116 Housing Units (2000): 49 Land area (2000): 0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km)… …

    StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 13Coy, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 116 Housing Units (2000): 49 Land area (2000): 0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km) FIPS code …

    StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 14coy — COY, oye. adj. Tranquille, calme, paisible. Il n a guere d usage qu en ces phrases, Se tenir coy, demeurer coy …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 15Coy — m U.S.: of uncertain origin. It is hardly likely to be from the modern English vocabulary word, which has both feminine and pejorative connotations. It probably represents a transferred use of the surname Coy, or it may be of Irish origin (from… …

    First names dictionary

  • 16cöy — olmax: (Borçalı) qıc olmaq. – Qıçım cöy oluf …

    Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti

  • 17coy — Coy, Semble qu il seroit plus raisonnable d escrire Quoy, pource qu il vient de Quietus, comme le Quedo Espagnol, qui signifie le mesmes, mais l Italien dit et escrit, Cheto, comme si vous prononciez Keto. Un homme fort coy, Placidus homo,… …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 18coy — ► 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

  • 19coy — [koi] adj. [ME, still, quiet < OFr coi, earlier quei < LL * quetus < L quietus: see QUIET] 1. Obs. quiet; silent 2. a) shrinking from contact or familiarity with others; bashful; shy b) primly reserved; demure 3. affecting innocence or s …

    English World dictionary

  • 20coy — early 14c., quiet, modest, demure, from O.Fr. coi, earlier quei quiet, still, placid, gentle, ultimately from L. quietus resting, at rest (see QUIET (Cf. quiet)). Meaning shy emerged late 14c. Meaning unwilling to commit is 1961. Related: Coyly;… …

    Etymology dictionary

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