coquette

[koh-ket]

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noun

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

verb (used without object)

to coquet.

Origin of coquette

1605–15; < French, feminine of coquet

Related formsco·quet·tish, adjective

Can be confusedcoquette croquet croquette

Synonyms for coquette

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1. tease, vamp.

Usage note

See -ette.

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Related Words for coquette

vamp, siren, seducer, tease, flirter

Examples from the Web for coquette

Historical Examples of coquette

"La Coquetta," "The Coquette," was the title of a cigar shop.
Aztec Land
Maturin M. Ballou
Yet some of the sheeny-winged gallants called her a coquette.
Japanese Fairy World
William Elliot Griffis
Coquette, if you will, with fifty, but give your affections to one.
That Boy Of Norcott's
Charles James Lever
I 'd be sorry, very sorry, to doubt it; but she never said I was a coquette?
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly
Charles James Lever
She is a coquette, too, about that foot and ankle,—I rather like a woman to be so.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)
Charles Lever

British Dictionary definitions for coquette

coquette

noun

a woman who flirts
any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica

Derived Formscoquettish, adjectivecoquettishly, adverbcoquettishness, noun

Word Origin for coquette

C17: from French, feminine of coquet

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Word Origin and History for coquette

1660s, from French fem. of coquet (male) "flirt" (see coquet).