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coquette

[ koh-ket ]

noun

  1. a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to coquet.

coquette

/ kɒˈkɛt; kəʊˈkɛt /

noun

  1. a woman who flirts
  2. any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

What's the difference between coquette and coquet? See -ette.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱٳپ, adverb
  • ˈܱٳپ, adjective
  • ˈܱٳپness, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܱ·پ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of coquette1

First recorded in 1605–15; from French, feminine of coquet
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of coquette1

C17: from French, feminine of coquet
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McCarthy observes that he is “a transvestite’s and fetishist’s dream of alluring ambiguity … a provocative coquette of a boy.”

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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.

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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.

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Sexy did not mean revealing skin or playing the part of the coquette.

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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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