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coyness |
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coyness noun shyness, reserve, modesty, timidity, affectation, diffidence, prudery, evasiveness, prudishness, bashfulness, skittishness, primness, archness, prissiness (informal), coquettishness, demureness She discusses sexual matters without a trace of coyness. Quotations "Had we but world enough, and time" "This coyness, lady, were no crime" [Andrew Marvell To his Coy Mistress] Translations coyness [ˈkɔɪnɪs] N 1. (= demureness) → timidez f (pej) (= coquettishness) → coquetería f 2. (= evasiveness) → evasivas fpl, reticencias fpl coyness n (= shyness) → Verschämtheit f; (= coquettishness) → neckisches or kokettes Benehmen; (= evasiveness) → ausweichende Haltung coyness [ˈkɔɪnɪs] n (affected shyness) → falsa timidezza; (evasiveness) → evasività; (coquetry) → civetteria coyness [ˈkɔɪnɪs] n (affected shyness) → falsa timidezza; (evasiveness) → evasività; (coquetry) → civetteria How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then, as though her heart had said, "Is coyness longer necessary? By the grace of her movements, by the softness and flexibility of her small limbs, and by a certain coyness and reserve of manner, she reminded one of a pretty, half-grown kitten which promises to become a beautiful little cat. Yet for all that, in thy coyness, And thy fickle fits between, Hope is there- at least the border Of her garment may be seen. |
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