Difference between Timid and Coy

TIMID vs COY: NOUN

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

Contemptibly timid
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Fearful and hesitant.
Lacking self-confidence; shy.
Lacking self-confidence
Lacking conviction or boldness or courage
Showing fear and lack of confidence
Lacking in courage or confidence.

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

To caress with the hand; stroke caressingly.
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.
Synonyms Shrinking, distant, bashful, backward, diffident, demure.
Disposed to repel advances; disdainful.
To quiet; soothe.
Quiet; still.
Manifesting modesty; shrinking from familiarity; bashful; shy; retiring.

Fainthearted, Coy, Unmanly, Trepid, Cowardly, Intimidated, Shy, Mousey, Mousy, Fearful, Cautious, Bashful, Unconfident, Timorous, Diffident

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

Fainthearted, Coy, Unmanly, Trepid, Cowardly, Intimidated, Shy, Mousey, Mousy, Fearful, Cautious, Bashful, Unconfident, Timorous, Diffident

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

Not for the kiddies or timid Aunt Min.
Timid, submissive body language will undermine your message.
Now is not the time to be timid.
The children in our schools are never timid.
Its usually towards slightly smaller more timid dogs.
Zack is timid and lacks confidence in his.
Timid or sensitive children have less to fear.
Even its defenders mustered only a timid defense.
Beneath his cool, reticent, almost timid personality, Mr.
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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.