Coyness - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: coynessCoyness
The quality of being coy feigned ounr bashful unwillingness to become familiar reserve...
C
C is the third letter of the English alphabet It is from the Latin letter C which in old Latin represented the sounds of k and g in go its original value being the latter In Anglo Saxon words or Old English before the Norman Conquest it always has the sound of k The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek Gamma gamma and came from the Greek alphabet The Greeks got it from the Phoelignicians The English name of C is from the Latin name ce and was derived probably through the French Etymologically C is related to g h k q s and other sibilant sounds Examples of these relations are in L acutus E acute ague E acrid eager vinegar L cornu E horn E cat kitten E coy quiet L circare OF cerchier E search...
Coy
Quiet still...
Coyish
Somewhat coy or reserved...
Coyly
In a coy manner with reserve...
Maidenlike
Like a maiden modest coy...
Prude
A woman of affected modesty reserve or coyness one who is overscrupulous or sensitive one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech...
Prudery
The quality or state of being prudish excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct stiffness coyness...
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