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“coyness” in Latin
modestiamoderation, sophrosyne; modestypudorA sense of shame; shamefacedness, shyness; ignominy, disgrace; humiliation; Modesty, decency, propriety, scrupulousness,verēcundiaknowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty; shyness, bashfulness; shame, awepudīcitiachastity, virtue; shamefacedness, modestytimiditāstimidity; fearfulness, cowardice
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coyness
modestia: pudor: verecundia: pudicitia: timiditas. SYN. in MODESTY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coyness?
- The usual Latin words for “coyness” are modestia, pudor, verēcundia; also pudīcitia, timiditās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.