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7 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coy \Coy\, verb (used without an object)
1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.]
Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! --Rowe.
2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.]
If he coyed To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coy \Coy\ (koi), adjective [OE. coi quiet, still, OF. coi, coit, fr.L. quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob. akin to E. while. See {While}, and cf. {Quiet}, {Quit}, {Quite}.]
1. Quiet; still. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
Coy, and difficult to win. --Cowper.
Coy and furtive graces. --W. Irving.
Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed, Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest. --Goldsmith.
3. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Enforced hate, Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee. --Shak.
Syn: Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward; distant.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coy \Coy\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coying}.]
1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. --Bp. Rainbow.
2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
coy
adjective
1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: {demure}, {overmodest}]
2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"
3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "coy": amative, amatory, arch, bashful, capricious, caressive, confused, conscious, coquettish, decent, decorous, demure, diffident, flirtatious, flirty, inarticulate, kittenish, lively, mischievous, mousy, nice, playful, proper, rabbity, retiring, roguish, seemly, self-conscious, self-effacing, sexual, shamefaced, shamefast, shy, skittish, stammering, timid, timorous, unassertive, unassured
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Coy, AL Zip code(s): 36435 Coy, AR (town, FIPS 15790) Location: 34.54179 N, 91.86960 W Population (1990): 142 (64 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Coy, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 116 Housing Units (2000): 49 Land area (2000): 0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km) FIPS code: 15790 Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 34.541882 N, 91.869736 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Coy, AR Coy
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