coquette

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɒˈkɛt/, /kəʊˈkɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/koʊˈkɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kō ket′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
co•quette /koʊˈkɛt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a woman who behaves in a playful but insincere way to attract men;
    a flirt.
co•quet•tish, adj. 
co•quet•tish•ly, adv. 
co•quet•tish•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
co•quette  (kō ket′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection;
    flirt.

v.i. 
  1. to coquet.
  • French, feminine of coquet
  • 1605–15
co•quet′tish, adj. 
co•quet′tish•ly, adv. 
co•quet′tish•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . tease, vamp.
    See -ette. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coquette / kəʊˈkɛt kɒˈkɛt/
  1. a woman who flirts
  2. any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, feminine of coquetcoˈquettishcoˈquettishness
'coquette' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ette - coquetry - flirt - minaudière

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