Hyphenation of coy

Are you trying to hyphenate coy? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

coy

Definitions of coy:

1.	Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
2.	Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement A politician coy about his intentions
3.	Modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures Like a wild young colt
4.	Very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled

Synonyms of coy:

adj	demure, overmodest, modest
adj	indefinite
adj	timid

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.