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Hindi Word मौन Meaning in English - Coy - मौन अंग्रेज़ी में अर्थ

मौन Meaning in English is Coy, which is also written as 'Maun' in Roman. Other Maun Meanings in English include Backward, Bashful, Blushing, Coquettish, Demure, Diffident, Evasive, Flirtatious, Humble, Kittenish, Overmodest, Reserved, Retiring, Shrinking, Shy, Skittish, Timid, Unassertive, Prudish and Rabbity etc.

Definitions of Coy

adj. Quiet; still.

adj. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.

adj. Soft; gentle; hesitating.

intransitive v. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.

intransitive v. To make difficulty; to be unwilling.

transitive v. To allure; to entice; to decoy.

transitive v. To caress with the hand; to stroke.

Form Adjective, Coyer, Coyest.

How To Spell Coy [koi]

Origin of Coy Middle English: from Old French coi, quei, from Latin quietus (see quiet). The original sense was ‘quiet, still’ (especially in behaviour), later ‘modestly retiring’, and hence (of a woman) ‘affecting to be unresponsive to advances’.

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