Coy

Definition:

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

Compare coy with other words:

coy vs. reticent

coy vs. enigmatic

coquettish vs. coy

coy vs. waterfowl

coy vs. coyness

coy vs. shyness

coy vs. modesty

coy vs. prudish

coy vs. reserved

coy vs. retiring

bashful vs. coy