17 definitions found for coy

Coy COY, a. Modest; silent; reserved; not accessible; shy; not easily condescending to familiarity.
Like Daphne she, as lovely and as coy.
COY, v.i.
1. To behave with reserve; to be silent or distant; to refrain from speech or free intercourse.
2. To make difficulty; to be backward or unwilling; not freely to condescend.
3. To smooth or stroke.
COY, for decoy, to allure. [Not in use.]

coy adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest] 2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions" 3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"

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coy I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, quiet, shy, from Anglo-French quoi, quei, koi quiet, from Latin quietus Date: 14th century 1. a. shrinking from contact or familiarity <'tis but a kiss I beg, Why art thou coy? — Shakespeare> b. marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness <using coy tricks to attract attention> 2. showing reluctance to make a definite commitment <a coy response> Synonyms: see shy • coyly adverb • coyness noun II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb obsolete caress intransitive verb archaic to act coyly

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

coy.
abbr. esp. Mil. Company.

Coy.
abbr. esp. Mil. Company.

coy 1. A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. She is modest without being coy... ADJ • coyly She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips. ADV: ADV with v 2. If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about. Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions. = reticent ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about n • coyly The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs. ADV: ADV with v

coy kɔɪ adj. (coyer, coyest) 1 archly or affectedly shy. 2 irritatingly reticent (always coy about her age). 3 (esp. of a girl) modest or shy. øøcoyly adv. coyness n. [ME f. OF coi, quei f. L quietus QUIET]

Coy Coy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. Coying.] 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow. 2. To caress with the hand; to stroke. Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak.

Coy Coy, v. i. 1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.] Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! --Rowe. 2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.] If he coyed To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home. --Shak.

Coy Coy (koi), a. [OE. coi quiet, still, OF. coi, coit, fr.L. quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob. akin to E. while. See While, and cf. Quiet, Quit, Quite.] 1. Quiet; still. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. Coy, and difficult to win. --Cowper. Coy and furtive graces. --W. Irving. Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed, Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest. --Goldsmith. 3. Soft; gentle; hesitating. Enforced hate, Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee. --Shak. Syn: Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward; distant.

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coy a. Modest, diffident, shy, shrinking, timid, bashful, reserved, distant, demure.

coy kɔɪ adj. shy, modest, diffident, demure, timid, bashful, self-conscious, sheepish, timorous, unassuming, unpretentious; reserved, self-effacing, retiring, evasive, reluctant, recalcitrant: She was so coy she would disappear whenever we had guests.

39 Moby Thesaurus words for "coy": amative, amatory, arch, bashful, capricious, caressive, confused, conscious, coquettish, decent, decorous, demure, diffident, flirtatious, flirty, inarticulate, kittenish, lively, mischievous, mousy, nice, playful, proper, rabbity, retiring, roguish, seemly, self-conscious, self-effacing, sexual, shamefaced, shamefast, shy, skittish, stammering, timid, timorous, unassertive, unassured