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coy ocy cyo yco oyc yoc

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Definitions and meaning of coy

coy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ
• Homophone: koi

Etymology 1

From Middle English coy, from Old French coi, earlier quei (“quiet, still”), from Latin quiētus (“resting, at rest”). Doublet of quiet.

Adjective

coy (comparative coyer, superlative coyest)

1. (dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.
2. (archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.
3. Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
4. Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
5. Soft, gentle, hesitating.

Derived terms

• coy dog
• coyly
• coyness

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Translations

Verb

coy (third-person singular simple present coys, present participle coying, simple past and past participle coyed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To calm or soothe.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To allure; to decoy.

Etymology 2

Compare decoy.

Noun

coy (plural coys)

1. A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of company.

Noun

coy (plural coys)

1. (military) A company

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “coy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• CYO

Huave

Etymology 1

Noun

coy

1. rheumatism

References

• Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 88, 205, 268

Etymology 2

Noun

coy

1. rabbit

References

• Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 88, 212, 416

Etymology 3

Noun

coy

1. short tail, stub

References

• Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert, Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence, Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso, Ponce Villanueva, Tereso, Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)‎^[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 88, 211, 265

Indonesian

Noun

coy (first-person possessive coyku, second-person possessive coymu, third-person possessive coynya)

1. (slang) bro, guy

Middle French

Alternative forms

• coi
• quoy

Etymology

From Old French coi, from Vulgar Latin quetus, from Latin quietus.

Adjective

coy m (feminine singular coye, masculine plural coys, feminine plural coyes)

1. (of a person) calm; composed

Descendants

• French: coi

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kooi (“bunk”). Doublet of gavia and cávea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoi/ [ˈkoi̯]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Syllabification: coy

Noun

coy m (plural coyes or cois)

1. (nautical) a type of hammock made of sailcloth used as a makeshift bunk

Further reading

• “coy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Wastek

Noun

coy

1. rabbit