coquettishness

Examples

• All

• She was a compelling mixture of girlishness, coquettishness, worldly wisdom, and rascalry.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The actress displayed her coquettishness by winking at the audience during her performance.

• He loved her coquettishness, especially when she teased him with a playful smile.

Synonyms

F

flirting

vscoquettishness

43 3.5

Playful or romantic behavior that shows interest in someone

is similar but names the quality or style rather than the action

F

flirtation

vscoquettishness

28 3.5

Playful behaviour to show romantic or sexual interest

is broader focusing on playful attention rather than explicit intent to seduce

C

coyness

vscoquettishness

1 7.0

A way of acting shy to seem attractive or get attention

is broader covering many playful approaches not only feigned modesty

F

flirtatiousness

vscoquettishness

1 6.7

Playful way of acting that shows romantic or sexual interest in another person

is more general playful attention seeking rather than only signaling interest

C

coquetry

vscoquettishness

• NSFW

1 9.5

Playful behavior to attract someone in a romantic way

is more general and can include nonsexual playful attention seeking

A

to acting cute

vscoquettishness

• Informal

1 6.9

To try to seem sweet or playful to get attention

is often more overtly sexual or teasing rather than simply endearing

T

teasing

vscoquettishness

• Offensive

1 7.0

Acting to show sexual interest without wanting to continue

is wider including playful attraction not always withholding satisfaction

Antonyms

S

seriousness

53 2.7

A calm and honest way of speaking or acting that shows you mean what you say

G

genuineness

3 4.0

The state of being real and sincere

How Flirtatious

provocativeness

1 7.4

coquettishness

9.1

teasing

2.7

playfulness

8 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology