Difference between Modest and Coy

MODEST vs COY: NOUN

A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.
A cage or pen for lobsters.
A decoy. See decoy, n.
A stroke or noise made to coy or quiet an animal, as a horse; a soothing sound or utterance.

Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Free from pomp or affectation
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate
Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive
Free from ostentation or pretension
Limited in size or scope
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Low or inferior in station or quality
Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious: : plain.
Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme.
Small, moderate in size.
Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
Not large but sufficient in size or amount

Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest.
Characterized by or suggesting such shyness or modesty.
Unwilling to make a commitment or divulge information.
Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved.
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
Quiet, reserved, modest.
Bashful, shy, retiring.
Modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.

Relatively moderate, limited, or small
Marked by simplicity
Humble in spirit or manner
Decent, chaste, virtuous.
Synonyms Unassuming, unpretending, coy, shy. See bashfulness.
Unpretentious.
Moderate; not excessive or extreme; not extravagant: as, a modest computation; a modest fortune.
Manifesting or seeming to manifest humility, propriety, or decorum; not gaudy, showy, or meretricious.
Acting with decorum or delicacy; restrained by chaste or scrupulous feelings; pure in thought and conduct.
Retiring in disposition or demeanor; restrained by a sense of propriety, humility, or diffidence; not ostentatious, bold, or forward; unobtrusive.

Quiet; still.
Manifesting modesty; shrinking from familiarity; bashful; shy; retiring.
Disposed to repel advances; disdainful.
Synonyms Shrinking, distant, bashful, backward, diffident, demure.
To quiet; soothe.
To coax; allure; entice; decoy. See decoy, v.
To be coy; behave with coyness or bashfulness; shrink from familiarity: with an indefinite it.
To make difficulty; be slow or reluctant.
To caress with the hand; stroke caressingly.

Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small

Ici, Reserved, Unobtrusive, Elusive, Flirtatious, Discreet, Shy, Diffident, Vague, Bashful, Overmodest, Indefinite, Modest, Timid, Demure

Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small

Ici, Reserved, Unobtrusive, Elusive, Flirtatious, Discreet, Shy, Diffident, Vague, Bashful, Overmodest, Indefinite, Modest, Timid, Demure

Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.
No thought of modest hesitation occurred to me.
They approach a modest rooming house and enter.
Some will do it for a modest fee.
New PASEC Results Show Modest Improvements in Student.
Bem was a modest man but very bright.
Wish, Frank Shankwitz still maintained a modest mindset.
In its modest way, it has done that.
Shorts and skirts should be of modest length and any slits in skirts should be of modest length as well.
Great project, modest skill level required, modest cost involved.

When asked what profanities George Coy used, Dr.
Sidney Coy, died of disease at Louisville, Ky.
Be assertive and honest, not passive or coy.
At 1730 hrs D Coy comes under attack.
Cuban new brides may go over as coy.
Also present was the Divisional Caretaker Juan Coy.
Three men with Coy on Oct. 16 told detectives they saw Coy start the fire downhill from the Diane's Way address, Liberty said.
Coy ordered him to come out of the garage, so Hill turned around and walked toward Coy with his phone in his hand.
C Coy's position was separated from D Coy by a big canal.
D Coy resting behind A Coy and B coy in same area resting behind C Coy.