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adj. Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved.

adj. Affectedly and usually flirtatiously shy or modest. See Synonyms at shy1.

adj. Annoyingly unwilling to make a commitment.

n. A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

adj. Bashful, shy, retiring.

adj. Quiet, reserved, modest.

adj. Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.

adj. Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.

adj. Soft, gentle, hesitating

v. (obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice

v. (obsolete) To calm or soothe

adj. Quiet; still.

adj. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.

adj. Soft; gentle; hesitating.

v. To allure; to entice; to decoy.

v. To caress with the hand; to stroke.

verb-intransitive. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.

verb-intransitive. To make difficulty; to be unwilling.

Quiet; still.

Manifesting modesty; shrinking from familiarity; bashful; shy; retiring.

Disposed to repel advances; disdainful.

Synonyms Shrinking, distant, bashful, backward, diffident, demure.

To quiet; soothe.

To caress with the hand; stroke caressingly.

To coax; allure; entice; decoy. See decoy, v.

To be coy; behave with coyness or bashfulness; shrink from familiarity: with an indefinite it.

To make difficulty; be slow or reluctant.

n. A stroke or noise made to coy or quiet an animal, as a horse; a soothing sound or utterance.

n. A decoy. See decoy, n.

n. A cage or pen for lobsters.

adj. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement

adj. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures

adj. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

"Regardless of where and when, I’d answer, again coy, “No, I write books.”"

indefinite    timid    modest   

distant    decoy   

coyly    coyness   

backward    distant    shy    bashful    reserved    modest    shriking    quiet    still    soft   

Elroy    Floy    Goy    Illinois    Joy    Oi    Roy    Savoy    Troy    ahoy   

bashful    coquettish    demure    shy    girlish    roguish    sheepish    alluring    adorable    winsome