coyness
/kɔɪnɛs/noun
coyness is spelled C-O-Y-N-E-S-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coyness means “The property of being coy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coyness is coynesses.
How many letters and syllables are in coyness?
| Letters | 7: C-O-Y-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coyness?
Coyness appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coyness?
- /kɔɪnɛs/
- /kɔɪnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-coyness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coyness
- coynesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coyness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being coy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coyness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being coy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Scheuheit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coyness come from?
From coy + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).