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coquette

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co·quette  (k-kt)
n.
A woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt.

[French, feminine of coquet, flirtatious man; see coquet.]

co·quettish adj.
co·quettish·ly adv.
co·quettish·ness n.

coquette [kəʊˈkɛt kɒˈkɛt]
n
1. a woman who flirts
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica
[from French, feminine of coquet]
coquettish  adj
coquettishly  adv
coquettishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coquettecoquette - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Verb1.coquette - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
wanton - engage in amorous play
vamp - act seductively with (someone)
Translations
coquette [kəˈket] Ncoqueta f
coquette [kɒˈkɛt kəʊˈkɛt] n (= flirt) → coquette f
coquette
coquette [kəʊˈkɛt] ncivetta (fig)
coquette [kəʊˈkɛt] ncivetta (fig)


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Vernon on being about to receive into your family the most accomplished coquette in England.
You seem almost like a coquette, upon my life you do--a coquette of the first urban water
She is a vain coquette, and her tricks have not answered.
 
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