coquettishnessn.
/kɒˈkɛtᵻʃnᵻs/, /kə(ʊ)ˈkɛtᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /koʊˈkɛdɪʃnᵻs/ The state or quality of being coquettish; playful and insincere flirtatiousness.
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the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] > state or quality of being flirtatious or coquettish
coquettishness1742
vampishness1922
vampiness1928
1742 F. Blyth Serm. Every Sunday I. 66 Initiate them in all the Mysteries of Foppery, Coquettishness, and Buffoonery.
1872 T. Hardy Under Greenwood Tree I. i. vii. 96 Her dark eyes..showed primarily a bright sparkle each. This was softened by a frequent thoughtfulness, yet not so frequent as to do away..with a certain coquettishness.
1916 Moving Picture Weekly 29 July 27/2 Dinty was hard to discourage in his coquettishness, and he flirted desperately, bold-faced and without the least embarrassment to himself.
1981 A. N. Wilson Who was Oswald Fish? ii. 24 There was a trace of her old coquettishness in the way she spoke as though for 2 pins she would have removed a glove and reached up to stroke the thick growth on my cheeks.
2020 Nation (Nigeria) (Nexis) 30 Dec. A charming and playful coquettishness that jelled over the years.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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