Koi vs Coy - What's the difference?
koi | coy |
Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio , of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring
(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
As nouns the difference between koi and coy
is that koi is ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring while coy is a trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.As an adjective coy is
bashful, shy, retiring.As a verb coy is
to caress, pet; to coax, entice.koi
English
(wikipedia koi)Noun
(koi)Synonyms
* (Cyprinus carpio) koi carpAnagrams
* ----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.