coy

kɔɪ

Definition

Definition of coy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

playful shynessshy or modest in a playful way

She gave him a coy smile at the party.

demure

shy

evasivereluctant to share sensitive details

He was coy about his plans for the weekend.

reticent

shy

insincere modesty

Rare

pretending shyness insincerely

Rare

Her coy behavior was just an act to get attention.

bashful

demure

shy

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Origin of coy

Latin, quietus (quiet, still)

Terms with coy included in their meaning

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know someone in the biblical sense

euphemism

have sexual intercourse with a person in a humorous or coy way

in the pudding club

prep.

hinting

hint at pregnancy without explicit statement, socially coy

simperer

coy smile

someone who smiles coyly

simperingly

adv.

coy manner

in a way that is coy or ingratiating

Examples of coy in a sentence

He responded to her coy behavior with a smile.
She gave a coy smile when asked about her secret.
The politician remained coy during the interview.
He gave a coy smile, hiding his true intentions.
Her coy remarks were meant to charm the audience.

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French:faussement timide, réservé, ...
German:kokett, zurückhaltend, ...
Italian:civettuolo, evasivo, ...
Spanish:tímido, evasivo, ...
Portuguese:tímido, reservado, ...
Chinese:腼腆, 吞吞吐吐的, ...
Japanese:控えめな, はにかみ屋の, ...
Arabic:خَجُول, مُراوِغ, ...
Hebrew:בַּיְשָׁנִי וְשׁוֹבָב, מִתְחַמֵּק, ...
Russian:кокетливый, уклончивый, ...
Ukrainian:кокетливий, ухильний, ...
Hindi:लजीला, गोलमोल, ...
Bengali:লাজুক-লাজুক, গোপনপ্রবণ, ...
Catalan:coquet, reservat, ...
Czech:rozpustile stydlivý, vyhýbavý, ...
Danish:koket, forbeholden, ...
Dutch:verlegen, terughoudend, ...
Greek:ναζιάρης, επιφυλακτικός, ...
Hungarian:kacér, titkolózó, ...
Khmer:អៀនប្រៀនលេងៗ, លាក់លៀម, ...
Korean:수줍은, 말을 아끼는, ...
Persian:نازآلود, طفره‌رو, ...
Polish:wstydliwy, skryty, ...
Portuguese (BR):tímido, evasivo, ...
Romanian:timid, evaziv, ...
Swedish:blyg, förtegen, ...
Thai:ขี้อาย, อ้ำอึ้ง, ...
Turkish:cilveli, çekingen, ...
Vietnamese:e lệ, lảng tránh, ...

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