
Meaning of COQUETRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'kowkitree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest |
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| | Synonyms: | | dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying |
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| | See Also: | | caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co*quet"ry\, n.; pl. {Coquetries}. [F. coquetterie.]
Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere
gratification of vanity; trifling in love. ``Little
affectations of coquetry.'' --Addison.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | amorous looks, come-hither look, coquettish glances, coquettishness, coyness, dabbling, dalliance, dallying, fiddling, flirtation, flirtatiousness, fooling, fooling around, goo-goo eyes, idling, jerking off, kidding around, loitering, messing around, monkeying, monkeying around, ogle, piddling, playing, playing around, pottering, puttering, smattering, tinkering, toying, trifling |
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