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Showing words for COYNESS using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Coyness

coyness, sycones

6 Letter Words for Coyness

coneys, coseys, scones, sonces

5 Letter Words for Coyness

cones, consy, cosen, coses, cosey, cosse, noses, noyes, onces, scone, scyes, secno, secos, senso, snyes, sonce, soncy, sones, sonse, sonsy, syces, sycon, syens, syncs, synes, yesso

4 Letter Words for Coyness

cens, cess, coes, cone, cons, cony, cose, coss, coyn, coys, cyon, econ, ency, eons, ness, noes, nose, nosy, noys, nsec, nyes, once, ones, oses, osse, oyes, scye, seco, secs, secy, sens, seys, snye, soce, socs, sone, sons, soys, syce, syen, syes, sync, syne, yens, yeso

3 Letter Words for Coyness

cen, ceo, cns, con, cos, coy, eco, enc, ens, eon, eos, esc, ess, eyn, nco, neo, nos, noy, nye, nys, oes, one, ons, ony, ose, oye, oys, sec, sen, sey, sny, soc, son, soy, sse, sye, syn, yen, yeo, yes, yoe, yon, yos

Definitions for Coyness

[1] artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
[2] shy; modest.
[3] showing reluctance, especially when insincere or affected, to reveal one's plans or opinions, make a commitment, or take a stand: The mayor was coy about his future political aspirations.
[4] Archaic . disdainful; aloof.
[5] Obsolete . quiet; reserved.
[6] Archaic . to act in a coy manner.
[7] to quiet; soothe.
[8] to pat; caress.
[9] (usually of a woman) affectedly demure, esp in a playful or provocative manner
[10] shy; modest
[11] evasive, esp in an annoying way

Words related to Coyness

coydiffidence, modesty, demureness, timidity, reserve

Words nearby Coyness

coycoxsackie encephalitis, coxsackie virus, coxsackievirus, coxswain, coxwell chair, coy, coy., coydog, coyote, coyote state, coyotillo

Origin of Coyness

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French coi, quoy calm, Old French quei < Vulgar Latin *quētus, for Latin quiētus quiet1

Other words from Coyness

coy·ish , adjective
coy·ish·ness , noun
coy·ly , adverb
coy·ness , noun
o·ver·coy , adjective
o·ver·coy·ly , adverb
o·ver·coy·ness , noun
un·coy , adjective
un·coy·ly , adverb
un·coy·ness , noun

Word origin for Coyness

C14: from Old French coi reserved, from Latin quiētus quiet

Synonyms for Coyness

bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, modesty, reserve, sheepishness, timidity, kittenishness, retiringness