- coy adj
- [kɔɪ]
-er comp -est superl (affectedly shy: person) che fa il (la)vergognoso (-a), (smile) falsamente timido (-a), (evasive) evasivo (-a), (coquettish) civettuolo (-a)
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coy adj
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coy — [adj] very modest backward, bashful, blushing, coquettish, demure, diffident, evasive, flirtatious, humble, kittenish, overmodest, prudish, rabbity, reserved, retiring, self effacing, shrinking, shy, skittish, timid, unassertive; concepts 401,404 … New thesaurus
coy — adj. coy about; with (don t be coy with me about your past record) * * * [kɔɪ] with (don t be coy with me about your past record) coy about … Combinatory dictionary
coy — [kɔı] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coi calm , from Latin quietus quiet ] 1.) shy or pretending to be shy in order to attract people s interest ▪ She gave him a coy smile. 2.) unwilling to give information about something ≠ ↑open… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coy´ness — coy «koy», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. shy or modest; bashful. 2. acting more shy than one really is; coquettishly reserved: »I am not trying to hide anything…and I m certainly not being coy (Newsweek). –v.t. 1. to render quiet; calm; … Useful english dictionary
coy´ly — coy «koy», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. shy or modest; bashful. 2. acting more shy than one really is; coquettishly reserved: »I am not trying to hide anything…and I m certainly not being coy (Newsweek). –v.t. 1. to render quiet; calm; … Useful english dictionary
coy — adj. 1 pretending to be shy VERBS ▪ be ▪ play ▪ go ADVERB ▪ all, extremely, very … Collocations dictionary
coy — 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
coy — [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
coy — adj. (coyer, coyest) 1 archly or affectedly shy. 2 irritatingly reticent (always coy about her age). 3 (esp. of a girl) modest or shy. Derivatives: coyly adv. coyness n. Etymology: ME f. OF coi, quei f. L quietus QUIET … Useful english dictionary
coy — adj 1. shy, modest, demure, prudish, Archaic. verecund; meek, submissive, tame, gentle, unassuming, unpretentious; bashful, diffident, retiring, reserved, demurring; self conscious, sheepish, shamefaced, blushing, embarrassed; constrained,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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
