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coyadjective affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interestnot wanting him to know that she was interested in him, she acted very coy at the dance not comfortable around peoplea coy toddler who hides whenever anyone comes to the house backward, bashful, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, recessive, retiring, self-effacing, sheepish, shy, withdrawn antisocial, lone, lone-wolf, unsociable, unsocialawkward, embarrassed, self-conscious, unadventurous, unassertive, unenterprisinginhibited, reserved, uneasy, uptight extroverted(also extraverted), immodest, outgoing boon, clubbable(also clubable), companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable, socialbold, dashing, forcefulbrash, forward, overbold, uninhibited, unreserved shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy mean not inclined to be forward.shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others.shy with strangers bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence.a bashful boy out on his first date diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking.felt diffident about raising an objection modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit.modest about her success coy implies a pretended shyness.put off by her coy manner in the 14th century |