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单词 coyness
释义
(noun) 
They discuss delicate matters without a trace of coyness.
Synonyms
shyness
Eventually she overcame her shyness.
reserve
I hope you'll overcome your reserve.
modesty
His modesty does him credit.
timidity
affectation
diffidence
He spoke with a certain diffidence.
prudery
the legacy of Victorian prudery
evasiveness
prudishness
bashfulness
Suddenly overcome with bashfulness, he lowered his voice.
skittishness
primness
archness
prissiness (informal)
coquettishness
demureness

Quotation

Had we but world enough, and time
This coyness, lady, were no crime
[Andrew Marvell – To his Coy Mistress]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bashfulness
Suddenly overcome with bashfulness, he lowered his voice.
Synonyms
shyness,
reserve,
embarrassment,
constraint,
hesitation,
modesty,
nervousness,
lack of confidence,
reticence,
self-consciousness,
timidity,
diffidence,
coyness,
timorousness,
mousiness,
sheepishness,
timidness
in the sense of diffidence
He spoke with a certain diffidence.
Synonyms
shyness,
fear,
reserve,
hesitation,
doubt,
constraint,
reluctance,
insecurity,
modesty,
humility,
self-consciousness,
timidity,
backwardness,
hesitancy,
meekness,
lack of self-confidence,
bashfulness,
timorousness,
unassertiveness,
sheepishness,
timidness
in the sense of modesty
His modesty does him credit.
Synonyms
reserve,
decency,
humility,
shyness,
propriety,
reticence,
timidity,
diffidence,
quietness,
coyness,
self-effacement,
meekness,
lack of pretension,
bashfulness,
humbleness,
unpretentiousness,
demureness,
unobtrusiveness,
discreetness

Nearby words of
coyness

  • cower
  • coxcomb
  • coy
  • coyness
  • cozen
  • crab
  • crabbed

Synonyms of 'coyness'

coyness

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