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Meaning of "coquettish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COQUETTISH

coquettish  [kəˈkɛtɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COQUETTISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coquettish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COQUETTISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coquettish

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 coquettish in the English dictionary

The definition of coquettish in the dictionary is flirtatious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COQUETTISH


British
ˈbrɪtɪʃ
brutish
ˈbruːtɪʃ
cultish
ˈkʌltɪʃ
fetich
ˈfetɪʃ
fetish
ˈfɛtɪʃ
Kentish
ˈkɛntɪʃ
Lettish
ˈlɛtɪʃ
lightish
ˈlaɪtɪʃ
martinetish
ˌmɑːtɪˈnɛtɪʃ
novelettish
ˌnɒvəˈlɛtɪʃ
pettish
ˈpɛtɪʃ
Pictish
ˈpɪktɪʃ
saltish
ˈsɔːltɪʃ
Scottish
ˈskɒtɪʃ
skittish
ˈskɪtɪʃ
sluttish
ˈslʌtɪʃ
soubrettish
suːˈbrɛtɪʃ
sweetish
ˈswiːtɪʃ
uncoquettish
ˌʌnkəˈkɛtɪʃ
whitish
ˈwaɪtɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COQUETTISH

copywriter
copywriting
coq au vin
coquelicot
coquet
coquetries
coquetry
coquette
coquetted
coquetting
coquettishly
coquettishness
coquilla
coquilla nut
coquille
coquimbite
coquina
coquito
cor
cor anglais

WORDS THAT END LIKE COQUETTISH

anti-British
cattish
clottish
coltish
doltish
fattish
flattish
hottish
latish
loutish
ooftish
pro-British
rattish
ruttish
sansculottish
softish
sottish
the Scottish
tittish
wettish

Synonyms and antonyms of coquettish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COQUETTISH»

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

Translation of «coquettish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COQUETTISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

风骚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coqueta
570 millions of speakers

English

coquettish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coquettish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غنج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кокетливая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coquete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছিনালিপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coquette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kokett
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コケティッシュな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coquettish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

coquettish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोमल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cilveli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

civettuolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zalotna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кокетлива
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cochet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσαχπίνικος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koketterige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coquettish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kokett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coquettish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COQUETTISH»

The term «coquettish» is normally little used and occupies the 122.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COQUETTISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coquettish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coquettish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COQUETTISH»

Discover the use of coquettish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coquettish 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
Once again it satisfies one of the basic conditions that we might argue is conducive to flirtation — "enticing the audience of the performance, but to an end that it cannot fathom." The coquettish relationship is not between Lara and Kaled,  ...
Shelley King, Yaël Rachel Schlick, 2008
2
Early Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert
Wit h a coquettish lady himself in jockey attire on horseback in the park For a first rose he reaches the lady is a muse when she offers a smile and backwards she kisses his lips And in his office like a fencer the rival with a fencing mask in the ...
‎1999
3
Discursive Acts: Language, Signs, and Selves (Revised Second ...
This game of coquettish emotionality is continued in the next sentence of the discourse: the patient describes the relationship with his friend in terms of rejecting the invitation to the boat ride and then accepting it. The same theme is replayed in ...
Robert S. Perinbanayagam, 2011
4
राजपाल बृहत् शिक्षार्थी हिन्दी-अंग्रेज़ी शब्दकोश
worthless ^TTv3Tl (naj) m. grain, corn (better 3RTJT q.v.) ^TRf* P (naz) m. 1. pride 2. airs, affectation 3. coquettish behaviour 4. elegance ^TjC 38RI u.f. to bear or endure coquettish conduct ^TT^-3rt'-3RT /. coquetry, coquetti- shness ...
5
Stories by Foreign Authors: Scandinavian
"But I hardly believe it," continued Miss Brandt: "he said it perhaps only to make himself conspicuous, for certain gentlemen are just as coquettish as ... as they accuse us of being." Miss Hjelm uttered a doubting, "Um!" "Yes, that they really are!
Various Authors
6
12 Cats on the overheated juror bench
“I see.” The coquettish lady answered in a cold voice and in a manner in which one could easily detect both nerves and absolute unwillingness to continue the conversation on the theme. Sophie made the all present women turned their heads ...
Igor Mozgolin
7
Iki No K_z_:
Ryuben refers to the sideways glance, a motion involving the eyes alone, a coquettish signal sent to the opposite sex. It is modalized as yokome 'sideways glance', uurame 'upward glance', and Jushime 'downward glance'. Looking askance ...
‎2004
8
Skinny Jeans Cocktails: Libations for a Lean Lifestyle
... Temptress cious Temptress cious Temptress Orange Sunrise Orange Sunrise Orange Sunrise Orange Sunrise Yellow Magnolia Yellow Magnolia Yellow Magnolia Yellow Magnolia Coquettish Green Fairy Coquettish Green Fairy Coquettish ...
Elizabeth Dodwell, 2012
9
The Desires of Letters: Or, My Letters, the Reproduction of ...
Coquettish. Weeds. I HAD TO move all of my books off the two shelves near j.'s crib since every morning he would pull many volumes down and they were being damaged. But he never tore one page of Studying Hunger and I was so grateful ...
Laynie Browne, 2010
10
The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words ...
coquettish (ko-KET-ish), adjective Given to flirting. Coquettish is almost always used to describe women rather than men. Little Amy's COQUETTISH display was noted with amusement by all. corpulent (KORP-you-lunt), adjective Obese; fat; ...
David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COQUETTISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coquettish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
We Need a Reality Show About the Bougieness of Spin Culture …
... devoted to Cycle House despite his tendency to drink and flirt too much; Shannon is the coquettish one who instantly catches Aaron's eye. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Katrina Parker of "The Voice" Launches Line of Fun, Flirty Vintage …
The focus of Katrina Parker Frocks is to create figure-flattering dresses recalling a 1950s era of girly glamour and coquettish charm, based on ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
3
Princesses or Patriots? China Girl Group Seeks AKB48′s Pop-Idol …
But don't expect coquettish lasses belting saccharine tunes. These are pop idols with Chinese characteristics—packing patriotic platitudes, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
8 Life Lessons to Learn from Nigella Lawson
Nigella is incredibly self-aware and we love her all the more for her propensity to play up to the coquettish temptress figure the media have ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Cobourg couple celebrates 60 years
“Twelve-year-old girls are kind of coquettish. My girlfriend knew him, and she said, 'There's Jerry Smith.' I said, 'Hi, Jerry.' He stuck his tongue ... «Northumberland Today, Jul 15»
6
Scandinavian 2015 Review: YOUNG SOPHIE BELL, A Beguiling …
... the sun and a coquettish array of teenagers, the two girls plan their post-graduation lives together. Amidst young love and petty jealousies, ... «TwitchFilm, Jul 15»
7
See Lady Antebellum Burn Rubber in 'Long Stretch of Love' Video
Other highlights: Kelley jumping through a giant pane of glass, Hillary Scott tossing coquettish at the camera and percussionist Chris Tyrrell ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
8
A wasted generation drowning in the drink
The union was solemnised amid the chattering of colobus monkeys, the nocturnal coquettish laughter of the bush babies and the chirping of ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
9
Film Review: A Little Chaos
... Rickman and first-timers Jeremy Brock and Alison Deegan is more concerned with the coquettish melodramas of etiquette in the King's court. «Consequence of Sound, Jun 15»
10
Gay Marriage: US Sets Benchmark for Hypocrite Germans
Chancellor Angela Merkel plays the coquettish yet reluctant bridesmaid to keep her "guardians of tradition" happy. CDU lawmaker Helmut ... «Worldmeets.us, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Coquettish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coquettish>. May 2024 ».
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