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[n] the affectation of being demure in a provocative way |
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COYNESS is a 7 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | demureness |
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| | See Also: | | affectedness |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Coy"ness\, n.
The quality of being coy; feigned o? bashful unwillingness to
become familiar; reserve.
When the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but
to be found again. --Dryden.
Syn: Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness; modesty;
bashfulness.
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