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coquette
[
koh-
ket
]
Example Sentences
Origin
co·quette
/
koʊˈkɛt
/
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[
koh-
ket
]
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noun
1.
a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
verb (used without object)
2.
to
coquet
.
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Origin:
1605–15;
<
French,
feminine of
coquet
Related forms
co·quet·tish,
adjective
Can be confused:
coquette,
croquet
,
croquette
.
Synonyms
1.
tease, vamp.
Usage note
See
-ette.
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The
coquette
of the insect species, it seems, winks a light every two seconds when in a romantic swoon.
As an innocent
coquette
she uses all of her amusing little tricks and looks her best.
The nice girl as
coquette
or flirt is archaic or coy.
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The
coquette
of the insect species, it seems, winks a light every two seconds when in a romantic swoon.
As an innocent
coquette
she uses all of her amusing little tricks and looks her best.
The nice girl as
coquette
or flirt is archaic or coy.
Wintour playing the
coquette
with one of the magazine's important advertisers.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
coquette
(kəʊˈkɛt, kɒˈkɛt)
—
n
1.
a woman who flirts
2.
any hummingbird of the genus
Lophornis,
esp the crested Brazilian species
L. magnifica
[C17: from French, feminine of
coquet
]
co'quettish
—
adj
co'quettishly
—
adv
co'quettishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
coquette
1660s, from Fr. fem. of coquet (male) "flirt" (see
coquet
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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