coy

  • 31coy — adj. 1 pretending to be shy VERBS ▪ be ▪ play ▪ go ADVERB ▪ all, extremely, very …

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  • 32coy — coyish, adj. coyishness, n. coyly, adv. coyness, n. /koy/, adj., coyer, coyest, v. adj. 1. artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish. 2. shy; modest. 3. showing reluctance, esp. when insincere or affected, to re …

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  • 33coy — (Del neerlandés kooi, cama de a bordo.) ► sustantivo masculino NÁUTICA Trozo rectangular de lona o tejido de malla que, colgado de sus puntas, sirve de cama en los barcos. IRREG. plural coyes * * * coy (del neerl. «kooy», cama de a bordo) m. Mar …

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  • 34Coy — Recorded in several forms including Coy, Coye and Coie, this is an English surname. It is medieval and locational, and originates from a place now called Quy. Formerly spelt in the 12th century Coeia it was to be found in the parish of Stow, in… …

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  • 35coy — [14] Essentially, coy is the same word as quiet, and ‘quiet’ is what it meant when it first came into English (it soon developed to ‘shyly reserved’, and the sense ‘quiet’ died out in the 17th century). Its ultimate source was Latin quiētus, but… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 36coy — 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

  • 37coy — [14] Essentially, coy is the same word as quiet, and ‘quiet’ is what it meant when it first came into English (it soon developed to ‘shyly reserved’, and the sense ‘quiet’ died out in the 17th century). Its ultimate source was Latin quiētus, but… …

    Word origins

  • 38coy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bashful, reserved; chary; shrinking, shy, demure, retiring; coquettish. See modesty. Ant., forward, bold. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bashful, shy, demure, coquettish; see flirtatious , humble 1 .… …

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  • 39coy — adjective her coy demeanor is just an act Syn: arch, simpering, coquettish, flirtatious, kittenish; demure, shy, modest, bashful, reticent, diffident, self effacing, shrinking, timid Ant: brazen …

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