| ADJECTIVE | all | coy, demure, overmodest | affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way |
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| all | coy | showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement | |
| all | coy | modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures |
| Sounds | koy' | |
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| Rhymes | decoy | |
| Meaning | affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way. | |
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| Synonyms | demure, overmodest | |
| Broader | modest | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance |
| Spanish | recatado, reservado, tímido | |
| Catalan | reservat, tímid | |
| Nouns | coyness | the affectation of being demure in a provocative way |
| Adverbs | coyly | in a coy manner |
| Meaning | showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement. | |
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| Example | "a politician coy about his intentions" | |
| Broader | indefinite | vague or not clearly / clearly / clearly defined or stated |
| Spanish | evasivo | |
| Nouns | coyness | the affectation of being demure in a provocative way |
| Meaning | modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures. | |
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| Example | "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled" | |
| Broader | timid | showing fear and lack of confidence |
| Spanish | tímido | |
| Catalan | tímid | |
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