coquette
noun
a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
coquettishly
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a word derived from
coquette.
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a word derived from
coquettish.
coquettishadjective(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
Example Sentences
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“The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White hunches into leather jackets and flannels, dark curls coquettishly kissing his brow, in order to embody Springsteen on screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
She also threw roses to her adoring crowd at the Royal Albert Hall, and coquettishly handed one to conductor Sakari Oramo, who gamely tried to lead the orchestra with it, until the stem broke.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
“We have a standing reservation,” her mother would say, a joke, or, coquettishly, “Table for two.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
My father tilted her pate coquettishly and chatted away to the grizzled server, who was all smiles and obsequious nods.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2016
“Give me your headdress,” she ordered, but the woman only shook her head coquettishly.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
