COYNESSES

Noun

coynesses

plural of coyness

Source: Wiktionary


COYNESS

Coy"ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being coy; feigned o When the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but to be found again. Dryden.

Syn.

– Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness; modesty; bashfulness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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