coyness
71retiringness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An awkwardness or lack of self confidence in the presence of others: backwardness, bash fulness, coyness, shyness, timidity, timidness. See RESTRAINT …
72timidness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An awkwardness or lack of self confidence in the presence of others: backwardness, bash fulness, coyness, retiringness, shyness, timidity. See RESTRAINT. 2. The act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:… …
73coy — [kɔı] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coi calm , from Latin quietus quiet ] 1.) shy or pretending to be shy in order to attract people s interest ▪ She gave him a coy smile. 2.) unwilling to give information about something ≠ ↑open… …
74demure — [14] Etymologically, someone who is demure is quiet and settled, not agitated. The word comes from demore, the past participle of Old French demorer ‘stay’ (source of English demur), and so semantically is a parallel formation to staid. One of… …
75coy — early 14c., quiet, modest, demure, from O.Fr. coi, earlier quei quiet, still, placid, gentle, ultimately from L. quietus resting, at rest (see QUIET (Cf. quiet)). Meaning shy emerged late 14c. Meaning unwilling to commit is 1961. Related: Coyly;… …
76contribution — a quantity of urine Medical coyness when asking a patient to provide urine for analysis: The usual contribution, please, she said motioning towards the lavatory door. (Sanders, 1981) …
77coy — adjective (coyer, coyest) pretending shyness or modesty. ↘reluctant to give details about something sensitive. Derivatives coyly adverb coyness noun Origin ME (in the sense quiet, still ): from OFr. coi, quei, from L. quietus (see quiet) …
78bashfulness — n. Shyness, timidity, coyness, diffidence, self distrust, excessive modesty …
79demure — a. 1. Affectedly modest, prudish, overmodest, putting on shyness or coyness. 2. Sober, sedate, grave, modest, coy, downcast …
80prudery — n. Coyness, demureness, stiffness, affected reserve, excessive nicety …
