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FLIRT
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
(noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
(noun) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
dally, toy, play, flirt
(verb) behave carelessly or indifferently; “Play about with a young girl’s affection”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flirt (plural flirts)
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.
An act of flirting.
Verb
flirt (third-person singular simple present flirts, present participle flirting, simple past and past participle flirted)
(transitive) To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling. [from 16th c.]
(archaic, intransitive) To jeer at; to mock. [16th-18th c.]
(intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions. [from 16th c.]
(transitive) To blurt out. [from 17th c.]
(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]
(intransitive) To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with.
Synonyms
• (to insinuate emotional affection): See Thesaurus:flirt
Antonyms
• (to insinuate emotional affection): belittle
Adjective
flirt (not comparable)
pert; wanton
Source: Wiktionary
Flirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flirting.] Etym: [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.]
1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.] I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. Beau. & Fl.
Flirt, v. i.
1. To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
2. To utter contemptious language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Flirt, n.
1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer. Several little flirts and vibrations. Addison. With many a flirt and flutter. E. A. Poe.
2. Etym: [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See Flirt, v. t.]
Definition: One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl. Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world. Addison.
Flirt, a.
Definition: Pert; wanton. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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