flirtationnoun
uk/flɜːˈteɪ.ʃən/us/flɝːˈteɪ.ʃən/flirtation noun (SEXUAL ATTRACTION)
[ C or U ] a situation in which someone behaves as if sexually attracted to another person, without being seriously interested:
It was a harmless flirtation and nothing more.
flirtation noun (INTEREST)
[ S ] a short period of being interested in something or doing something:
a brief flirtation with communism
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- hoo-ha
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- stir
- suspense
- zap
- zest
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