Coquette

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men.
  • n. A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A woman who endeavors to gain the admiration of men; a vain, selfish, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration and advances in love, for the gratification of her vanity; a flirt; a jilt.
  • n. plural A group of crested humming-birds, of the genus Lophornis (which see).
  • Coquettish; like a coquette.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
  • v. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    woman    adult female   
    Variant
    spangle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flirt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    coxcomb    impostor    hypocrite    courtesan    jilt    scoundrel    sprite    courtier    villain    drivel