dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/coy_MWT.json
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{
"coy":{
"affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interest":{
"examples":[
"not wanting him to know that she was interested in him, she acted very coy at the dance"
],
"synonyms":[
"coquettish",
"demure",
"kittenish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flirtatious",
"flirty",
"girlish",
"goody-goody",
"governessy",
"overmodest",
"priggish",
"prim",
"prudish"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"not comfortable around people":{
"examples":[
"a coy toddler who hides whenever anyone comes to the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"backward",
"bashful",
"demure",
"diffident",
"introverted",
"modest",
"recessive",
"retiring",
"self-effacing",
"sheepish",
"shy",
"withdrawn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antisocial",
"lone",
"lone-wolf",
"unsociable",
"unsocial",
"awkward",
"embarrassed",
"self-conscious",
"unadventurous",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising",
"inhibited",
"reserved",
"uneasy",
"uptight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boon",
"clubbable",
"clubable",
"companionable",
"convivial",
"gregarious",
"sociable",
"social",
"bold",
"dashing",
"forceful",
"brash",
"forward",
"overbold",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved"
],
"antonyms":[
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"immodest",
"outgoing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"coyotes":{
"as in mules , gunrunners":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gunrunners",
"mules",
"bootleggers",
"contrabandists",
"couriers",
"runners",
"smugglers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"coyness":{
"the attitude or behavior of one who insincerely courts the amorous attentions of others":{
"examples":[
"an actress better known for her come-hither coyness than for her acting chops"
],
"synonyms":[
"coquetry",
"coquettishness",
"flirtation",
"flirtatiousness",
"kittenishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dalliance",
"play"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"coyote":{
"as in mule , gunrunner":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gunrunner",
"mule",
"bootlegger",
"contrabandist",
"courier",
"runner",
"smuggler"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}