coy - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'coy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coy

[ a.]

- Quiet; still.
- Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
- Soft; gentle; hesitating.

2 . Coy

[ v. i.]

- To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
- To make difficulty; to be unwilling.

3 . Coy

[ v. t.]

- To allure; to entice; to decoy.
- To caress with the hand; to stroke.

Meaning of 'coy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . coy

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement

Example in sentence:

a politician coy about his intentions

Meaning (2):
- modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures

Example in sentence:

like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled

Nearby Words:

coyed coying coyish coyly coyness coyote coypu coystrel

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Decoy
Decoy is an imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon which is intended to deceive enemy surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation.

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