coquette
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9.8
- noun
- /koʊˈkɛt/
- NSFW
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coqueta
- There is some subtle force in this tiny turquoise-eyed coquette that will secure for her, without effort, her life through devotion that other women may not win with endless sacrifices or oceans of tears.
- a little coquette
- old coquettes
Examples
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Little coquette, I love you
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I thought you were more of a coquette... not so ladylike.
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You are not to be a coquette with him.
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The price, my coquette, is every bit as firm.
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When in his presence that first time, she played the coquette worse than she had ever played it with Andre.
Fiction book (1994) -
Maria Clara excited me, not only because she was a beautiful and charming coquette, but also because it seemed like I had known her before.
Fiction book (1999) -
but gently, quite politely, ever the coquette.
Fiction book (1996) -
She can be the seductive coquette or the angry, demanding mistress.
Academic text (1996) -
Isabella may be a coquette, but her coquetry has upward mobility rather than vanity as its motivation.
Academic text (2009) -
The beautiful coquette captured everyone's attention with her playful antics.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who behaves playfully to attract romantic interest
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9.4
An attractive woman who playfully teases others to get attention
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8.6
A woman who uses charm to attract and control people
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8.3
A woman who attracts men's attention but does not show interest in them
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8.4
A woman who uses charm to attract and tempt someone
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7.2
A person who tries to attract someone romantically or sexually using charm
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9.3
A person who acts in a quietly attractive and slightly secret way
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4.2
A person who acts playfully to show they like someone
A woman who teases people in a playful, attractive way
A woman who uses her charm to trick men into doing what she wants
How Flirtatious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coquette comes from French: coq ('rooster') plus -ette ('little'), so picture a small proud bird that shows off. Think of the English word cocky, which also comes from 'cock' and means 'showing off'; that's why a coquette is a woman who flirts and teases to attract attention.