coquette

noun [C]

/kɒkˈet/

/koʊˈket/ literary

Definition

› a woman who likes to attract attention by behaving as if she is sexually interested in people, in a pleasant but not serious waySexual attractionAttractive coquetry

/ˈkɒk.ɪ.tri/

/ˈkoʊ.kə-/ noun [U] coquettish

/kɒkˈet.ɪʃ/

/koʊˈket̬-/ adjective › She greeted him with a coquettish smile.Sexual attractionAttractive coquettishly

/kɒkˈet.ɪʃ.li/

/koʊˈket̬-/ adverb

(Definition of coquette noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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