coy

coy  (koi)

adj. coy·er, coy·est

1. Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved.

2. Affectedly and usually flirtatiously shy or modest. See Synonyms at shy¹.

3. Annoyingly unwilling to make a commitment.

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[Middle English, from Old French quei, coi, quiet, still, from Vulgar Latin *qutus, from Latin quitus, past participle of quiscere, to rest; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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coyly adv.

coyness n.

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coy [kɔɪ]

adj

1. (usually of a woman) affectedly demure, esp in a playful or provocative manner

2. shy; modest

3. evasive, esp in an annoying way

[from Old French coi reserved, from Latin quiētus quiet]

coyish  adj

coyly  adv

coyness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	coy - affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way demure, overmodest modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
	2.	coy - showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions" indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"
	3.	coy - modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled" timid - showing fear and lack of confidence

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coy

adjective

1. modest, retiring, shy, shrinking, arch, timid, self-effacing, demure, flirtatious, bashful, prudish, skittish, coquettish, kittenish, overmodest She was modest without being coy.
modest forward, bold, brash, saucy, pushy (informal), brazen, shameless, pert, brassy (informal), impertinent, impudent, brass-necked (Brit. informal), flip (informal)

2. uncommunicative, mum, secretive, reserved, quiet, silent, evasive, taciturn, unforthcoming, tight-lipped, close-lipped The hotel are understandably coy about the incident.

Translations

coy [kɔɪ] ADJ (coyer (compar) (coyest (superl)))

1. (= demure) [person, smile] → tímido (pej) (= coquettish) → coqueta, coquetón

2. (= evasive) → esquivo, reticente

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coy [ˈkɔɪ] adj

(= shy) [person] → faussement effarouché(e), faussement timide

(= coquettish) [smile] → séducteur/trice

(= reticent) → évasif/ive
to be coy over sth, to be coy about sth → être évasif/ive à propos de qch

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coy

adj (+er) (= affectedly shy) → verschämt; (= coquettish) → neckisch, kokett; (= evasive) → zurückhaltend; to be coy about something (= shy) → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → verschämt tun; (= evasive) → sich ausweichend zu etw äußern

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coy [kɔɪ] adj (-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 [kɔɪ] adj (-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 coy [koi]

(pretending to be) shy She gave her brother's friend a coy smile. skaam, skamerig خَجول (престорено) свенлив stydlivý, upejpavý koket schüchtern ντροπαλός tímido, reservado, evasivo uje پر ناز؛ محجوب häveliäs qui fait l'effarouché/-ée בָּיישָנִית लजीला sramežljiv szemérmes malu-malu sem er ekki jafn feiminn og hann lætur timido はにかんだ 수줍은 apsimestinai drovus, kuklus kautrīgs; bikls malu-malu bedeesd kokett, (påtatt) blyg nieśmiały tímido sfios застенчивый hanblivý sramežljiv koketan blyg, tillgjord, skälmsk ขี้อาย utangaç 靦腆的 соромливий; скромний شرميلى، حيادار bẽn lẽn 怕羞的，腼腆的

adv coyly

skamerig, بِخَجَـل (престорено) свенливо ostýchavě koket schüchtern ντροπαλά tímidamente ujedalt با ناز و کرشمه häveliäästi timidement בְּבָּיישָנוּת लज्जा, शीलता से sramežljivo szerényen tersipu-sipu feimnislega timidamente 恥かしそうに 수줍게 apsimestinai droviai, kukliai kautrīgi; bikli dengan pemalu bedeesd kokett nieśmiało sfios застенчиво hanblivo sramežljivo koketno blygt, skälmskt อย่างขี้อาย utangaç bir şekilde 忸怩地 соромливо; скромно شرمات‍ے هوۓ một cách bẽn lẽn 忸怩地

n coyness

skamerigheid خَجَل، حَياء (престорена) свенливост ostýchavost kokethed; blyhed die Schüchternheit ντροπαλοσύνη timidez ujedus ناز häveliäisyys timidité בָּיישָנוּת लाज sramežljivost félénkség rasa malu (uppgerðar)feimni timidezza はにかみ 수줍음 apsimestinis drovumas, kuklumas kautrīgums; biklums sifat malu bedeesdheid blyghet nieśmiałość timidez timiditate застенчивость hanblivosť sramežljivost koketiranje blyghet, tillgjordhet ความเขินอาย utangaçlık 怕羞，靦腆 соромливість; скромність شرم، حيا sự bẽn lẽn 怕羞，腼腆