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Coyness is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Coyness in a sentence

Coyness meaning

The property of being coy.

Synonyms of Coyness

demureness affectedness

Related words

Other words often associated with Coyness or its synonyms:

unnaturalness simulation pretense affectation modesty pretending pose feigning pretence mannerism reserve

Using Coyness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The property of being coy.
  • Useful related words include: demureness, affectedness.

Context around Coyness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

greater 1×

Sentence patterns with Coyness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and greater coyness among women 1× clark s coyness to superman 1× over the coyness about spelling 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

basic gender differences 1× he shifted from 1×

Common sentence endings:

eu single market 1× symons d 1979 1× the characters out 1×

Words around Coyness

Just before it in the word index:

coyne 62 coyman 3 coyly 19 coyle 141 coykendall 2 coyer 2

Just after it in the word index:

coyo 5 coyoacan 3 coyote 251 coyotes 362 coyotos 3 coys 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Coyness

  • In this selection, "coyness" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, greater stand out and add context to how "coyness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and greater coyness among women and clark s coyness to superman. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "coyness" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with coyness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Basic gender differences, such as greater eagerness for sex among men and greater coyness among women, Symons, D. (1979). (19 words)

He shifted from Clark's coyness to Superman's confident stance beautifully, playing with this duality to flesh the characters out. (21 words)

It is time to get over the coyness about spelling out the nature of the checks on trade that will be required in order to protect the EU single market. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

It is time to get over the coyness about spelling out the nature of the checks on trade that will be required in order to protect the EU single market. (30 words)

He shifted from Clark's coyness to Superman's confident stance beautifully, playing with this duality to flesh the characters out. (21 words)

Basic gender differences, such as greater eagerness for sex among men and greater coyness among women, Symons, D. (1979). (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

He shifted from Clark's coyness to Superman's confident stance beautifully, playing with this duality to flesh the characters out.

It is time to get over the coyness about spelling out the nature of the checks on trade that will be required in order to protect the EU single market.

Basic gender differences, such as greater eagerness for sex among men and greater coyness among women, Symons, D. (1979).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "coyness" in a sentence?
An example: "He shifted from Clark's coyness to Superman's confident stance beautifully, playing with this duality to flesh the characters out." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "coyness" from authentic English texts.
What does "coyness" mean?
Coyness means: The property of being coy.
What are synonyms of "coyness"?
Common synonyms of "coyness" include: demureness, affectedness.
How many example sentences with "coyness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "coyness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.