coquetry
the behavior or arts of a coquette; flirtation.
dalliance; trifling.
Origin of coquetry
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How to use coquetry in a sentence
They gave a sort of daring unconscious eighteenth-century coquetry to what was otherwise a somewhat severe style of beauty.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe tone constituted a rebuff, and Rita's coquetry deserted her, leaving her mortified and piqued.
Dope | Sax RohmerHer hauteur and coquetry subdued most of her maternal sentiments.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheGallantry is a weakness of the heart, or perhaps a constitutional defect; coquetry is an irregularity of the mind.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreShe was born in Musilius, and told me, with true French coquetry, that her sisters were as handsome as herself.
British Dictionary definitions for coquetry
/ (ˈkəʊkɪtrɪ, ˈkɒk-) /
flirtation
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