coy

Bedeutung (English)

Adj

1. Bashful, shy, retiring.
2. Quiet, reserved, modest.
3. Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
4. Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
5. Soft, gentle, hesitating.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
2. (obsolete) To calm or soothe.
3. (obsolete) To allure; to decoy.

Noun

A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

Noun

A company

Concepts

schüchtern

zurückhaltend

diskret

keusch

ködern

kokett

locken

prüde

schamhaft

spröde

unnahbar

verlegen

verleiten

verlocken

verschämt

anlocken

scheu

anziehen

Synonyms

shy

bashful

demure

timid

diffident

overmodest

reluctant

shamefaced

modest

reticent

delight

evasive

importunate

inaccessible

mincing

nice

pleasure

prissy

prudish

reserved

retiring

satisfaction

secluded

shamefacedly

taciturn

tempt

unsociable

be abashed

blushful

pudic

be modest

glance sideways

aloof

not demonstrative

backward

bashfully

be embarrassed

blushing

clinging

coax

coquettish

cute

decoy

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/kɔɪ/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Mittelenglisch: coy

In summary

From Middle English coy, from Old French coi, earlier quei (“quiet, still”), from Latin qu(i)ētus (“resting, at rest”). Doublet of quiet.