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coquette
[ koh-ket ]
noun
- a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to coquet.
coquette
/ kɒˈkɛt; kəʊˈkɛt /
noun
- a woman who flirts
- any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica
Gender Note
Derived Forms
- ˈܱٳپ, adverb
- ˈܱٳپ, adjective
- ˈܱٳپness, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ܱ·پ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of coquette1
Example Sentences
McCarthy observes that he is “a transvestite’s and fetishist’s dream of alluring ambiguity … a provocative coquette of a boy.”
The powerful, complex female lead was a rarity in traditional music theatre, where operatic tropes were easily assimilated, such as the virginal naif, the coquette, the old shrew.
Corrin immediately achieves a balance between the coquette and energetic idealist we picture Diana to be, and her performance invites the viewer into the Princess's interiority almost immediately.
Sexy did not mean revealing skin or playing the part of the coquette.
As that awesome wordsmith Plutarch pointed out — “It was by this device of Cleopatra’s that Caesar was first captivated, for she showed herself to be a bold coquette.”
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