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I am of the international upper class, the Swedish petit bourgeoisie of Jewish extraction with poor language skills, a conveyor of a few expressions and faces, with some intonation that combines ancient human experience with timely coquetry.
Erland Josephson

Meaning of "coquetry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COQUETRY

coquetry  [ˈkəʊkɪtrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COQUETRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coquetry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COQUETRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coquetry

Flirting

Flirting or coquetry is a social and sometimes sexual activity involving verbal or written communication as well as body language by one person to another, suggesting an interest in a deeper relationship with the other person. In most cultures, it is socially disapproved for a person to make explicitly sexual advances, but indirect or suggestive advances may at times be considered acceptable. On the other hand, some people flirt playfully, for amusement. A female, especially a young one, who flirts playfully is sometimes called a coquette or in slang a cock tease; while a male flirt is called a womanizer or player. Flirting usually involves speaking and behaving in a way that suggests a mildly greater intimacy than the actual relationship between the parties would justify, though within the rules of social etiquette, which generally disapproves of a direct expression of sexual interest. This may be accomplished by communicating a sense of playfulness or irony. Double entendres, with one meaning more formally appropriate and another more suggestive, may be used. Body language can include flicking the hair, eye contact, brief touching, open stances, proximity etc.

Definition of coquetry in the English dictionary

The definition of coquetry in the dictionary is flirtation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COQUETRY


asymmetry
æˈsɪmɪtrɪ
basketry
ˈbɑːskɪtrɪ
cabinetry
ˈkæbɪnɪtrɪ
cemetery
ˈsɛmɪtrɪ
circuitry
ˈsɜːkɪtrɪ
cytometry
saɪˈtɒmɪtrɪ
geometry
dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
marqueterie
ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ
marquetry
ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ
musketry
ˈmʌskɪtrɪ
optometry
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪ
parquetry
ˈpɑːkɪtrɪ
poetry
ˈpəʊɪtrɪ
racketry
ˈrækɪtrɪ
rocketry
ˈrɒkɪtrɪ
spectrometry
spɛkˈtrɒmɪtrɪ
symmetry
ˈsɪmɪtrɪ
telemetry
tɪˈlɛmɪtrɪ
trigonometry
ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ
trinketry
ˈtrɪŋkɪtrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COQUETRY

copyrighter
copytaker
copywriter
copywriting
coq au vin
coquelicot
coquet
coquetries
coquette
coquetted
coquetting
coquettish
coquettishly
coquettishness
coquilla
coquilla nut
coquille
coquimbite
coquina
coquito

WORDS THAT END LIKE COQUETRY

altimetry
anthropometry
astrometry
audiometry
biometry
calorimetry
concrete poetry
coordinate geometry
corsetry
isometry
morphometry
psychometry
puppetry
retry
spectrophotometry
stoichiometry
supersymmetry
variable-geometry
velocimetry
viscometry

Synonyms and antonyms of coquetry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COQUETRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «coquetry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of coquetry

Translation of «coquetry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COQUETRY

Find out the translation of coquetry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coquetry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coquetry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

撒娇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coquetería
570 millions of speakers

English

coquetry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शोख़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التدلل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кокетство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faceirice
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভালবাসার ভাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coquetterie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coquetry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Koketterie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

媚態
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교태
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coquetry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm dáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

coquetry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोमलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cilve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

civetteria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kokieteria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кокетство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cochetărie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλαρέσκεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coquetterie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

koketteri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

koketteri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coquetry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COQUETRY»

The term «coquetry» is regularly used and occupies the 90.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COQUETRY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coquetry

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QUOTES WITH «COQUETRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coquetry.
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Erland Josephson
I am of the international upper class, the Swedish petit bourgeoisie of Jewish extraction with poor language skills, a conveyor of a few expressions and faces, with some intonation that combines ancient human experience with timely coquetry.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COQUETRY»

Discover the use of coquetry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coquetry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Refiguring the Coquette: Essays on Culture and Coquetry
This is a collection of nine original essays selected and edited with a twofold aim: to establish the parameters of coquetry as it was defined and represented in the long eighteenth century, and to reconsider this traditional figure in ...
Shelley King, Yaël Rachel Schlick, 2008
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The Father and Daughter and Dangers of Coquetry
I. Reviews of Dangers of Coquetry i. The European Magazine, and London Review 17 (May 1790): 352. THE Author of these volumes professes to have written them for the perusal of the thoughtless and the young, with a view to teach the ...
Amelia Opie, Shelley King, John B. Pierce, 2003
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The Presbyterian Magazine
W. S. MINISTERIAL COQUETRY. COQUETRY is an offensive trait of character. Bad as it is in a ball room, or in a circle of the gay and worldly, it is worse among ministers, and in the house of God. Dr. Green says, " ministerial coquetry I have ...
Cortlandt Van Rensselaer, 1851
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Museum of Foreign Literature and Science
The influence of coquetry on the female character, like that of most other passions, depends very much on the sense of the individual — all good gifts being alike liable to abuse. There are some women in whom coquetry is so prevalent, that ...
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The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science
His coquetry was evident; and he answered pertinently all questions, never belying at the same time his fixed opinion, that he was endowed with a maiden's charms. We looked over the book of reports, and found seven-eighths of the female ...
6
The Keepsake for MDCCCXLIII
THOUGHTS ON COQUETRY. BY MRS. TORHE HOLME. Hoc ridet, inquara- Venus ipsa, rident Simplicis nympha, ferus et Cupido. — Horace. I have heard it observed that the emblem of coquetry should be a beautiful flower that possesses no ...
‎1843
7
Our Coquettes: Capacious Desire in the Eighteenth Century
But coquetry, like an uninvited guest, keeps returning to threaten her happy situation. The narrative's early paragraphs describe her coquettish behavior as a compulsion or addiction that afflicts Louisa in spite of her great “sensibility”: “her ear ...
Theresa Braunschneider, 2009
8
The Paradise of Coquettes,: A Poem. : In Nine Parts
A Poem. : In Nine Parts Thomas Brown. analog. Address to the Spirits that watch over Woman, and record her vows. Portents that marked the vow of Zephyra. Descent of the Genius of Coquetry. Melodies that announce his approach.
Thomas Brown, 1814
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Secondary Heroines in Nineteenth-century British and ...
By linking the social coquetry apparent within the novel with the coquetry of Foster's text, which teases the reader with omissions and enclosed letters, Foster's characters teach each other, and readers, a more successful coquetry than Eliza's: ...
Jennifer Camden, 2010
10
Mooriana: or, Selections from the works of J. Moore, ...
COQUETRY. It is often said that a coquette may be a virtuous woman ; that she only amuses herself by attracting the attention of men, and deceiving them with false hopes. I am not now speaking of that playful and thoughtless coquetry which ...
John Moore, rev Francis Prevost, 1803

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COQUETRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coquetry is used in the context of the following news items.
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8 Surprising Crossovers Between Music and Sports
For some, however, this coquetry in another field became more serious -- occasionally creating a second career. With that in mind, here are ... «Riverfront Times, Jun 15»
2
Major brands get in on Ramadan season
The ad features variations of the personalised Coke bottle which make cameos during post-terawih coquetry and pregnancy announcements. «Marketing Interactive, Jun 15»
3
My UAE: The jewellery designer Muna Al Haddad
The name Ghenej means “coquetry”, and was chosen by Al Haddad because it demonstrates the uniqueness of femininity. Her works are ... «The National, Jun 15»
4
You Want an Easy Life? - Start Flirting
... misinterpreted as being nice, nope, I'm talking good old-fashioned, shameless eye-fluttering, girlie giggling, high-heeled clopping coquetry. «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
5
A 'Streetcar' that will move you
At the end, Eve Mutso as Blanche flickered from panic to girlish coquetry simply through the presentation of her breastbone and the lift of her ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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35th Anniversary Gala, Vienna Festival Ballet at Worthing Pavilion
... Smith, Enas, Lancaster and Mucha disguised under bobsy blonde or brunette wigs, hip wiggles and coquetry. The girls are decidedly on top. «Chichester Observer, May 15»
7
Far From the Madding Crowd, 1967 film review
... round in, suggesting convincingly Bathsheba's curious combination of coquetry with integrity and generally meriting the description “disturber ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Shakespeare's Women Were Super-Complex, And Here Are 6 …
As Packer writes, “They stay in their frocks; they align their perceptions as women not with coquetry or docility but with words that challenge the ... «Bustle, Apr 15»
9
Women and comedy: Reaching out to the female target audience in …
If “Kocan Kadar Konuş” is a modern-day tale of just being yourself and refusing to assert “female chicanery and coquetry” in order to manipulate ... «Today's Zaman, Apr 15»
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Audiences spend a few hours in Ross's garden of theater
Her shameless coquetry, often addressed to the audience, maintained the play's dynamism. She delivered comedy brilliantly when the plot ... «Swarthmore College The Phoenix Online, Apr 15»

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