coquettish
coquettish adjective: of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl.
Adjective
coquettish (comparative more coquettish, superlative most coquettish)
- Of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl.
- 'Is there that about me that should affright a man? Then surely are men changed from what they used to be!' And with a little coquettish movement she turned herself, and held up one arm, so as to show all her loveliness and the rich hair of raven blackness that streamed in soft ripples down her...1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- When Prince Andrew arrived at the house that evening, Maxwell was more coquettish than usual.2025 October 15, Virginia Giuffre, “‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother”, in The...
- Synonyms:
- flirtatious
coquettish meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Tagalog and Persian
coquettish in Urdu
- شوخ چشم, طناز
coquettish in Malayalam
- flirtatious, flirty, provocative
- ശൃംഗാരവിലാസം കാട്ടുന്ന, കാമവിലാസിനിയായ, കൊഞ്ചിക്കുഴയുന്ന, ശൃംഗാരപ്രകടനം നടത്തുന്ന, കുഴഞ്ഞാട്ടക്കാരിയായ, ഇളക്കക്കാരിയായ
coquettish in Tagalog
- as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious
- malandi, malantong, hitad, kiri
coquettish in Persian
- as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious
- لوند lavand
More languagesFewer languages
- coquettish in Myanmar
- နန့် nan.
Synonyms of coquettish
Antonyms
Forms of coquettish
| comparative | more coquettish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most coquettish |
Origin of coquettish
From coquett(e) + -ish.
Words formed from coquettish
Questions about coquettish
- What does coquettish mean?
- Coquettish means of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl.
- What is coquettish in Urdu?
- Coquettish in Urdu is شوخ چشم, طناز. See Coquettish meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is coquettish?
- Coquettish is an adjective.
Words near coquettish in the dictionary
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