Coy synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy
Showing an embarrassed timidity
Characterized by reserve or diffidence:
Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
Characteristic of a coquet.
flirtatious (related)
humble (related)
Knowing, clever, mischievous.
Skilled at accomplishing things, especially with the hands:
Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute:
Full of diffidence; lacking self-confidence; timid; shy
Widely separated; far apart or far away in space or time
Inclined or intended to evade:
Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
Not forward; shy or reserved
Restrained, as in style; understated:
Moving quickly and lightly; lively.
Playfully mischievous:
Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion:
Fearful and hesitant:
Not assertive
Dalliance; flirtation.
The act of dallying; flirting, toying, or trifling
minauderie
(Physics) A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.
Lack of enthusiasm, as from a misgiving or doubt:
forward (antonym)
aggressive (antonym)
impudent (antonym)
immodest (antonym)
unshy (antonym)
Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
restraint (related)
sex (related)
Excessively modest.
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