coquetry
Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending…Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
» There were grace, seduction, mystery, and coquetry in her face and in all her movements.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
(countable)An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
Koketterie
коке́тствоkokétstvo
- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Examples
1 sentencesThere were grace, seduction, mystery, and coquetry in her face and in all her movements.
Translations
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Origin
From French coquetterie.From French coquetterie.
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Forms
plural: coquetriesSynonyms
5 synonyms- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest:flirtflirtingflirtationdalliancetoying
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable