Thesaurus: coyness

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1. n. The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
2. n. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way
3. The quality of being coy; feigned o When the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but to be found again. Dryden. Syn. -- Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness; modesty; bashfulness.
4. The quality of being coy; feigned oWhen the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but to be foundagain. Dryden.
5. n:100 n. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way