coquette

(kō-kĕt')
n.
A woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt.

[French, feminine of coquet, flirtatious man. See coquet.]

coquettish co·quet'tish adj.
coquettishly co·quet'tish·ly adv.
coquettishness co·quet'tish·ness n.

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noun

A woman who is given to flirting: flirt. Informal vamp. See sex/asexual.

IN BRIEF: n. - A seductive woman who uses her attractiveness to exploit men v. - Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.

Tutor's tip: Because she so loved to "coquet" (flirt), she soon became known as a "coquette" (a woman who flirts insincerely).

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For a list of words related to coquettish, see:

• Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed
• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kokette, kokotte

Nederlands (Dutch)
flirtende vrouw, geflirt, koketteren

Français (French)
n. - coquette
v. intr. - coqueter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kokette
v. - kokettieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κοκέτα, φιλάρεσκη
v. - χαριεντίζομαι, κάνω νάζια, εξετάζω (επιπόλαια), φλερτάρω (με μια ιδέα)

Italiano (Italian)
flirtare, civetta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coquete (f)
v. - flertar

Русский (Russian)
кокетничать, кокетка

Español (Spanish)
n. - coqueta
v. intr. - coquetear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kokett kvinna
v. - kokettera, flörta med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
妖娇女性, 风骚女性

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 妖嬌女性, 風騷女性

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교태부리는 여자, 벌새의 일종

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 男たらし, こびを売る女
v. - こびを見せる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دلوعه, مدلله (فعل) تتدلع, تتدلل, تتغازل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התחנחן, מתחנחנת, עגבנית, קוקטית‬

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