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flirty

flirty

23 3.7
Playful actions that show romantic or sexual interest
  • adjective
  • /ˈflɜrti/
translation icon : coqueto
  • The way she playfully tossed her hair was a flirty gesture that caught his eye.
  • flirty dress
  • flirty smile
  • flirty look

It creates that perfect coral flirty Beachy effect.

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Examples

  • We danced, and he was really flirty.

  • I think this look is so soft, flirty, but I just love the way the light hits that shimmer.

  • Be more open and more flirty than you would normally be.

  • I think it's really cute and flirty and warm.

  • It's just just really flirty and fun.

  • No, I was doing the flirty eye thing.

  • Be soft, be gentle, be flirty, and let him make some decisions.

  • It just seems fun, kind of flirty, and I love the style.

  • It's very flirty, it's very childish, it's very cute, whatever.

  • We've all had those fun, flirty first date feelings: those goose-bumpy feelings.

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Synonyms

coy
vsflirty
24 5.4

Acting shy to seem playful or avoid answering directly

is more openly playful and teasing rather than deliberately shy
provocative
vsflirty
  • NSFW
22 7.2

Tends to make people feel sexual interest by being suggestive

is playfully teasing and less overtly sexually suggestive
flirtatious
vsflirty
20 5.3

Showing playful romantic or sexual interest in someone

is the general playful teasing display of romantic or sexual interest
coquettish
vsflirty
2 8.2

Acting playful and trying to attract someone's attention

is more about general playful interest rather than attention seeking performance
kittenish
vsflirty
1 7.3

Having a playful and slightly flirty way

is focused on playful romantic teasing rather than simply cute liveliness
teasing
vsflirty
  • Offensive
1 7.0

Acting to show sexual interest without wanting to continue

is playful romantic interest that may seek response rather than frustrate
vampish
vsflirty
  • NSFW
8.7

Acting in a sexy, flirtatious way to attract attention

is lighter and more playful rather than strongly seductive

Antonyms

452 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

8 4.1

Not likely to make people feel love for each other

How Flirtatious

seductive
  • NSFW
56 5.5
flirty
23 3.7
teasing
  • Offensive
1 7.0
coquettish
2 8.2
playful
79 1.6

Surface Forms

flirty positive

Morphology

flirty = flirt (transparent) = flirt + y

The adjective is directly formed from 'flirt' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by flirting'.

Etymology

The word flirty comes from the verb flirt, which originally meant a quick, sudden movement or gesture, like a short look. It is related to the simple word flit ('move quickly'), so to be flirty is to give short, playful signals of romantic interest.