coquetry

Noun

Meaning

Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

flirtation flirting flirt toying dalliance amour coquette play playing romance invitation charm courtship seduction teasing
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Antonyms

bow-wow repulsion opposition faith accuracy confidence
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Hypernyms

play caper frolic romp gambol

Derivatives

coquetries

Examples

Women can never forgive me; they hate me, they feel that I am disarming them. I show them without their coquetry. Edgar Degas

Coquetry whets the appetite; flirtation depraves it. Coquetry is the thorn that guards the rose - easily trimmed off when once plucked. Flirtation is like the slime on water-plants, making them hard to handle, and when caught, only to be cherished in slimy waters. Donald Grant Mitchell

The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry. François de La Rochefoucauld

Close letter words and terms

Coquerel's giant mouse lemur Coquerel's mouse lemur coquet coquette coquetted coquetter