Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of COY
A) Beautiful
B) Sweet
C) Talented
D) Shy

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: synonyms for cunning are keen and sharp.
We must find the meaning of coy and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.

The meaning of coy is ‘pretending to be shy or innocent.’ And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as of coy.

Complete answer:
Option A) Beautiful - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of beautiful is ‘very pretty or attractive; giving pleasure to the senses’ and this is not the synonym of coy because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Sweet - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of sweet is ‘containing, or tasting as if it contains, a lot of sugar or attractive’ and this is not the synonym of coy because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Talented - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of talented is ‘skilled or gifted or expert’ and this is not the synonym of coy because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Shy - is the correct answer because the meaning of shy is ‘nervous and uncomfortable about meeting and speaking to people; showing that somebody feels like this or bashful or reserved’ and this is the synonym of the word coy and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of coy is shy, and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of coy is brazen. However, Option A beautiful and option B sweet are also synonyms of each other as they have the same meaning. Thus, Option D is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word coy and other options are wrong.