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1. cilveli, nazlı.
2. çekingen, utangaç, mahcup. çekingen, utangaç; nazli, cilveli. çekingen. çekingen. s.
3. çekingen, utangaç, mahcup. çekingen. utangaç, çekingen, nazlı.
4. nazlı, cilveli; coyness mahcubiyet, çekingenlik, mahcubâne; cilve, utangaç/nazlı; mahcup, coyly cilveli olarak, utangaç, çekingen.
5. çekingen. utangaç. nazlı. cilveli.
6. cilveli. nazlı. çekingen. mahcup. utangaç. nazenin. şiveli.
7. çekingen.
8. çekingen. utangaç. nazli. cilveli.

Etymology : Middle English, quiet, shy, from Middle French coi calm, from Latin quietus quiet
Pronunciation : 'koi
Function : adjective
Date : 14th century

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1. shy, bashful; modest; coquettish, flirtatious. coy\coy\ (koi), a. [oe. coi quiet, still, of. coi, coit, fr.l. quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob. akin to e. while. see: while, and cf. quiet, quit, quite.].
2. quiet; still. [obs.].
3. shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. coy, and difficult to win. coy and furtive graces. irving. nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed, shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest.
4. soft; gentle; hesitating. enforced hate, instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
5. Quiet; still.
6. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
7. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
8. To allure; to entice; to decoy.
9. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
10. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
11. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled" showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions" affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
12. 1. A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. She is modest without being coy + coyly coy·ly She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips.
13. If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about. Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions. = reticent + coyly coy·ly The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs.