flirtatiousness
- 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
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
Mr. Bizic had excellent moments trying to stem Rodolfo’s despondency over Mimi, whether because of her supposed flirtatiousness or her illness, while coping with his own frustrations at the hands of the genuinely flirtatious Musetta.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2016
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
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