What is another word for coyness?
268 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈɔ͡ɪnəs], [ kˈɔɪnəs], [ k_ˈɔɪ_n_ə_s]
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Synonyms for Coyness:
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- restraint.
- meekness,
- undemonstrativeness,
- selflessness,
- reservation,
- bashfulness,
- timidity,
- humbleness,
- unobtrusiveness,
- humility,
- unselfishness.
- modesty,
- self-efface,
- uncommunicativeness,
- timorousness,
- taciturnity,
- shyness,
- timidness,
- reserve,
- retiringness,
- in security,
- sheepishness,
- backwardness.
Other synonyms:
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- pretense.
- discernment,
- invagination,
- self-doubt,
- ascertain,
- disgrace,
- simplicity,
- banking company,
- agency,
- confusedness,
- backup man,
- restrict,
- manipulate,
- difficultness,
- potency,
- cache,
- ascendance,
- savvy,
- dishonour,
- book,
- championship,
- grundyism,
- feigning,
- pertness,
- shrinkage,
- slowness,
- arrest,
- jitteriness,
- altruism,
- moderate,
- dishonor,
- insure,
- appropriate,
- guise,
- self-sacrifice,
- mix-up,
- stodginess,
- authorization,
- government agency,
- computer backup,
- pretext,
- impertinence,
- sanction,
- substitute,
- mental reservation,
- obscureness,
- mental confusion,
- collar,
- toying,
- authorisation,
- office,
- second-stringer,
- keep in line,
- intussusception,
- prevarication,
- stand-in,
- fill-in,
- controller,
- catch,
- roll up,
- chasteness,
- pile up,
- coin bank,
- ensure,
- equivocation,
- closeness,
- amass,
- bank building,
- ascendency,
- shamefacedness,
- camber,
- cant,
- dawdling,
- depend,
- mannerism,
- trifling,
- compile,
- booking,
- frigidity,
- self-confidence,
- flirt,
- master,
- abashment,
- say-so,
- confidence,
- musical accompaniment,
- hold,
- bet,
- make-believe,
- reckon,
- hive up,
- dissembling,
- sureness,
- backing,
- self-distrust,
- mastery,
- understanding,
- count,
- discombobulation,
- modestness,
- pose,
- reliever,
- restiveness,
- see to it,
- stash,
- mental retardation,
- hold in,
- plethora,
- submission,
- federal agency,
- savings bank,
- overplus,
- check,
- simulation,
- chilliness,
- peril,
- pretension,
- squirrel away,
- accompaniment,
- stockpile,
- verify,
- military reserve,
- allow,
- unimportance,
- subnormality,
- control condition,
- retardation,
- curb,
- calculate,
- disarray,
- swear,
- deposit,
- contain,
- patronage,
- assurance,
- ascendence,
- dominance,
- iciness,
- look,
- attaint,
- accumulate,
- command,
- banking concern,
- collect,
- simpleness,
- low temperature,
- depository financial institution,
- rely,
- taking into custody,
- misgiving,
- superfluity,
- relief,
- cold,
- pretence,
- ignominy,
- qualification,
- pinch,
- sauciness,
- money box,
- self-assurance,
- lay away,
- see,
- set aside,
- subduedness,
- pity,
- infolding,
- muddiness,
- backlog,
- perkiness,
- pretending,
- flirting,
- trouble,
- support,
- risk,
- generosity,
- ascendancy,
- coolness,
- operate,
- earmark,
- assure,
- priggishness,
- jumpiness,
- nerves,
- dread,
- bureau.
- bank,
- hoard,
- control,
- backup,
- stuffiness,
- diffidence,
- ogle,
- coquetry,
- skittishness,
- coldness,
- prudery,
- dalliance,
- affectedness,
- danger,
- stammering,
- Pudency,
- shrinking,
- reticence,
- shame,
- apprehension,
- stage fright,
- constraint,
- mousiness,
- embarrassment,
- flirtation,
- coyly,
- come-hither look,
- flirtatiousness,
- nervousness,
- difficulty,
- apprehensiveness,
- Lowliness,
- introversion,
- Demurity,
- authority,
- kittenishness,
- coquettishness,
- confusion.
How to use "Coyness" in context?
What does the word "coyness" mean?
The word "coyness" is derived from the Gaelic term "coisne", meaning "hiding or pretending not to know". In contemporary English, the word is typically used to describe a shy or evasive behavior, particularly when socializing. coyness can be seen as a form of defense or self-preservation, as well as a deliberate choice to maintain a certain level of social distance. It can also be viewed as a form of Testiness or Snappiness.
Homophones for Coyness:
- canonize, cananga, commonness, comic, cacogenesis, chiasmic, chicken wing, common ax, common axe, communise, census, cheewink, cannes, camass, cosmic, cns, communize, ch'ing, chamois, chin-wag, chance, Cy Young, cooking, canuck, coaxing, cocainise, congo, conge, choiceness, cummings, cyanosis, cognize, chiasmus, chemise, cockiness, conyza, cnossus, cynic, coseismic, change, Chu Kiang, comanche, cuneus, chumminess, commence, chang, congius, cimex, concise, cyamus, camus, congou, Chiang Kai-shek, camise, conscious, chinch, chanukah, chainsaw, cunaxa, coinage, chicken hawk, cnicus, commons, casing, cacogenic, cocooning, chin music, cogency, Chinese Goose, cenozoic, CN gas, cunoniaceae, Chang Kuo, cognac, cense, communique, chains, cosmos, coughing, canonic, cushioning, cannaceae, Chen N. Yang, cozenage, Chanukkah, chancy, cacogenics, chemic, cake mix, cunning, chunga, conenose, congee, cheekiness, choking, comenius, Casey Jones, conessi, canonise, chinook, coming, Channukah, cynomys, chinchy, conch, cucumis, concuss, commix, cognise, cinque, coaching, camosh, cushing, chunk, chicken mousse, cangue, caning, chain saw, common sage, canis, cygnus, cosiness, chemosis, camassia, cajanus, causing, cnossos, camash, canyon oak, coaming, chomsky, Channukkah, conic, chunky, chickamauga, cymose, chewink, common oak, chinese, cocainize, comose, cinch, commonage, chink, camas, Cinnamomum Cassia, coziness, chicness, conk, chewing, concha, cycnoches, conga.
Hyponym for Coyness:
n.
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affectedness.
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