coy
[adjective]
Synonyms: shy, bashful, demure, modest, reserved, retiring, shrinking, timid

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Contrasted words: brash, brazen, impudent, serious, sober, thoughtful
Related Words: decent, decorous, nice, proper, seemly, capricious, kittenish, lively, mischievous, playful, skittish

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

coy /kɔɪ/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: 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 Antonym : open
coy about
Tania was always coy about her age.
—coyly adverb
—coyness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

coy
adj.
I. pretending to be shy
VERBS be | go
ADV. all, extremely, very He went all coy when I mentioned her name.
a bit, a little, rather She gave him a rather coy look.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

coy
II. unwilling to say sth directly
VERBS be | remain
ADV. extremely, very | a little, rather Alicia was a little coy about how much the new dress had cost.
uncharacteristically
PREP. about

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