Coy vs Cutesy - What's the difference?
coy | cutesy |
(dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.
(archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
Soft, gentle, hesitating.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To calm or soothe.
To allure; to decoy.
* Bishop Rainbow
Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken as serious.
As adjectives the difference between coy and cutesy
is that coy is (dated) bashful, shy, retiring while cutesy is overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken as serious.As a verb coy
is (obsolete) to caress, pet; to coax, entice.As a noun coy
is a trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.coy
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) coi, earlier .Adjective
(er)- Enforced hate, / Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
Derived terms
* coyly * coynessVerb
(en verb)- Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, / While I thy amiable cheeks do coy .
- A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.
Etymology 2
Compare decoy.References
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=coy&searchmode=none]cutesy
English
Adjective
(er)- The couple called each other by cutesy pet names that disgusted everyone else.