Coyness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɔɪnɛs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coyness is a noun meaning The property of being coy.
Meaning
The property of being coy.
Example Sentences
Her coyneſs was conquered by aſſiduity, and at laſt ſhe conſented to reſign the treaſure of her charms to my paſſion.
Former Harvard professor and communist Noel Ignatiev, who co-founded the New Abolitionist Society and founded a journal called Race Traitor, named after a book he coauthored in the mid-1990s, famously advocated for the complete abolition of the white race […] Note a certain coyness about whether this destruction refers to only a white race category or to all white-skinned people.
Word Forms
- coynesses
Synonyms for coyness
Depending on context, synonyms include demureness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demureness, maidenly, coyishness, coquettishness, timidness, caginess.
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