Entry Word: coy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interest <not wanting him to know that she was interested in him, she acted very coy at the dance>

Synonyms coquettish, demure, kittenish

Related Words flirtatious; goody-goody, overmodest, priggish, prim, prudish

2 not comfortable around people <a coy toddler who hid whenever anyone tried to say hi> — see shy 2