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coquet
  1. A flirtatious female; a coquette.
  2. (obsolete) A flirtatious male.
coquetry
  1. An affectation of amorous tenderness, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
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    1. “These works are considered as icons of amorous pursuits in an age of gallantry and the accompanying and complementary coquetry.”
      “Politically incorrect from the title on, this guide to old-fashioned coquetry has raised the hackles of every feminist writer worth her salt.”
      “There is gossip, friendship, coquetry and wily bargain amid the whiff of condiments and pickles.”
coquette
  1. A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
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    1. “She would flirt with every man in the room and play the cold-hearted coquette to make him jealous and make his move.”
coquetter
  1. (rare) One who coquets; a coquettish person.
coquettishness
  1. The state or quality of being coquettish.
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    1. “This new trait of girlish coquettishness made an unpleasant impression on Dolly.”
      “Yes, their coquettishness and evasions can exasperate men looking for an unequivocal answer to riddles of life and love.”
      “There is also a coquettishness about her gaze, which suggests that this painting may be intended to be something of an in-joke.”
coquetting
coquettings
coquetters
  1. plural of coquetter
coquettes
  1. plural of coquette
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    1. “Of course, the nurses I worked with were not exactly coquettes sending out pheromones of enticement.”
      “They are at another pole from the so-called dangerous women who are merely coquettes.”
coquetries
  1. plural of coquetry
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    1. “To cheat with their birth date is one of the favorite coquetries of the Hollywood actresses who well easily declare a few years less than their official age!”
      “The mischievous pleasure of her coquetries was forgotten, and in a rush of glad confidence she felt a woman's pride in him.”
      “The little coquetries, which are as natural to a gay young girl as her laughter, were all in full play, and had she gone no further no harm would have been done.”
coquets
  1. plural of coquet
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