coquet
1 of 3noun
co·quet
1
kō-ˈket 
-ˈkā
: a man who indulges in coquetry 2
kō-ˈket : coquette
: coquette coquet
2 of 3adjective
co·quet kō-ˈket
: characteristic of a coquette : coquettish
coquet
3 of 3verb
co·quet kō-ˈket
variants or coquette
coquetted; coquetting
intransitive verb
1
: to play the coquette : flirt
She coquetted with the solid husbands of her friends …
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: to deal with something playfully rather than seriously
We have coquetted with a serious matter.
Synonyms
Verb
- dally
- flirt
- frivol
- mess around
- toy
- trifle
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Example Sentences
Verb a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, diminutive of coq cock
First Known Use
Noun
1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1697, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1
coquets 1 of 2
verb
variants or coquettes
as in flirts
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- flirts
- frivols
- toys
- messes around
- trifles
- ribs
- strings along
- vamps
- courts
- teases
- razzes
- dallies
- kids
- leads on
- woos
- fools
- mashes
- joshes
- plays (with)
- puts on
- manipulates
coquets
2 of 2noun
as in soubrettes
Synonyms & Similar Words
- soubrettes
- coquettes
- flirts
- jades
- flirters
- wantons
- vamps