| Coy: English to English | 
| Coy (a.) Quiet; still. | 
| Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. | 
| Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating. | 
| Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. | 
| Coy (v. i.) To make difficulty; to be unwilling. | 
| Coy (v. t.) To allure; to entice; to decoy. | 
| Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke. |