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coquette
[koh-ket]
noun
a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
to coquet.
coquette
/ kɒˈkɛt, kəʊˈkɛt /
noun
a woman who flirts
any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica
Gender Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- coquettishly adverb
- coquettish adjective
- coquettishness noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coquette1
Example Sentences
The track cemented Thalía’s Latin music star status — an innocent, sexy and cheeky coquette brand was born.
McCarthy observes that he is “a transvestite’s and fetishist’s dream of alluring ambiguity … a provocative coquette of a boy.”
The powerful, complex female lead was a rarity in traditional music theatre, where operatic tropes were easily assimilated, such as the virginal naif, the coquette, the old shrew.
Corrin immediately achieves a balance between the coquette and energetic idealist we picture Diana to be, and her performance invites the viewer into the Princess's interiority almost immediately.
Sexy did not mean revealing skin or playing the part of the coquette.
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