flirtatious
adjective
given or inclined to flirtation.
flirtatiousness
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a word derived from
flirtatious.
Example Sentences
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Isolde is a mercurial character, and Ms. Davidsen expressed her simmering rage, her girlish flirtatiousness, and her serenity in the “Liebestod.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Though he found the conversation “intellectually stimulating,” he said that he wasn’t “dating just to date” and that their evening lacked a sense of flirtatiousness.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
And Remick, whose performance toggles between vulnerability and flirtatiousness on a dime, creates a multidimensional character who remains a marvel of ambiguity.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
This is a healthy, appropriate relationship to have with an ex, and you should definitely think of it as mere flirtatiousness and not a weird, cruelty-tinged power game at all.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2020
She was a middle-aged woman, without a trace of flirtatiousness, who walked with a slight shuffle and had lost the unwarranted gaiety that had made her so appealing in her youth.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
