Coy vs. Shy
Coyadjective
(dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.
Coyadjective
(archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.
Coyadjective
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
Coyadjective
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
Coyadjective
Soft, gentle, hesitating.
Coyverb
To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
Coyverb
To calm or soothe.
Coyverb
To allure; to decoy.
Coynoun
A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.
Coynoun
(military) A company
Coyadjective
Quiet; still.
Coyadjective
Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; - usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
Coyadjective
Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Coyverb
To allure; to entice; to decoy.
Coyverb
To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Coyverb
To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Coyverb
To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
Coyadjective
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Coyadjective
showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement;
Coyadjective
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures;
Shyadjective
Easily frightened; timid.
Shyadjective
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
Shyadjective
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Shyadjective
(informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
Shyadjective
Embarrassed. en
Shyverb
(intransitive) To avoid due to timidness or caution.
Shyverb
(intransitive) To jump back in fear.
Shyverb
(transitive) to throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
Shynoun
An act of throwing.
Shynoun
A place for throwing.
Shynoun
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
Shynoun
In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
Shyadjective
Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
Shyadjective
Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Shyadjective
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Shyadjective
Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.
Shyadjective
owing money to the pot; - in cases where an opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand before adding the required bet to the pot.
Shyverb
To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; - said especially of horses.
Shyverb
To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
Shynoun
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
Shynoun
A side throw; a throw; a fling.
Shynoun
a quick throw;
Shyverb
start suddenly, as from fight
Shyverb
throw quickly
Shyadjective
lacking self-confidence;
Shyadjective
easily startled or frightened
Shyadjective
short;
Shyadjective
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things;
Shyadjective
nervous or timid in the company of other people
Shyadjective
slow or reluctant to do (something)
Shyadjective
having a dislike of or aversion to a specified thing
Shyadjective
(of a wild mammal or bird) reluctant to remain in sight of humans
Shyadjective
less than; short of
Shyadjective
before
Shyadjective
(of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.
Shyverb
(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement
Shyverb
avoid doing or becoming involved in (something) due to nervousness or a lack of confidence
Shyverb
fling or throw (something) at a target
Shynoun
a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
Shynoun
an act of flinging or throwing something at a target.
