coyness
101affectedness — noun 1. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) • Ant: ↑unaffectedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑affected • Hypernyms: ↑unnaturalness • Hyponyms: ↑airs, ↑ …
102Andrew Marvell — noun English poet (1621 1678) • Syn: ↑Marvell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑poet * * * Andrew Marvell [Andrew Marvell] …
103coy — adj. (coyer, coyest) 1 archly or affectedly shy. 2 irritatingly reticent (always coy about her age). 3 (esp. of a girl) modest or shy. Derivatives: coyly adv. coyness n. Etymology: ME f. OF coi, quei f. L quietus QUIET …
104overmodest — adjective affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way • Syn: ↑coy, ↑demure • Similar to: ↑modest • Derivationally related forms: ↑demureness (for: ↑demure …
