COQUETRY

flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying

(noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coquetry (countable and uncountable, plural coquetries)

Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.

(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.

Synonyms

• flirtation

Source: Wiktionary


Co*quet"ry, n.; pl. Coquetries. Etym: [F. coquetterie.]

Definition: Attempts to attract admoration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love. "Little affectations of coquetry." Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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