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Coyness
see synonyms of coynessNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Coyness
see synonyms of coynessadjective
1.
(usually of a woman) affectedly demure, esp in a playful or provocative manner
2.
shy; modest
3.
evasive, esp in an annoying way
abbreviation for
company
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Coyness
see synonyms of coyness adjective
1. Obsolete
quiet; silent
2.
a.
shrinking from contact or familiarity with others; bashful; shy
b.
primly reserved; demure
3.
affecting innocence or shyness, esp. in a playful or coquettish manner
4.
reticent or evasive, as in making a commitment
5. Archaic
inaccessible; secluded
6. Obsolete
disdainfully aloof
verb intransitive
7. Archaic
to behave in a coy way
verb transitive
8. Obsolete
to pet or caress
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Coyness
see synonyms of coynessadj. coy·er, coy·est
1.
a. Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest: "I pictured myself as some sylvan deity, and she a coy wood nymph of whom I was in pursuit" (Washington Irving).
b. Characterized by or suggesting such shyness or modesty: "How absurd I must have looked standing there before him ... a coy little simper on my foolish young face" (Jane Avrich).
2. Unwilling to make a commitment or divulge information: "As a child, when I asked my mother her age she was coy and evasive" (Lynne Sharon Schwartz).
3. Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved: "The children were staring up at him, too coy to question him and too curious not to stare" (Edwidge Danticat).
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