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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co·quette (kō-kĕt') ![]() |
[French, feminine of coquet, flirtatious man. See coquet.]
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Synonyms: flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
The verb coquette has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Synonyms: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, romance, philander, mash
| Translations: Coquette |
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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