coquettish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English coquett(e) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English coquettish From coquett(e) + -ish.
Meanings
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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 snowy robes, almost to her sandalled feet.
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 Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more coquettish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most coquettish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (27)
es coqueto (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · ru игри́вый (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · fr coquette (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · de kokett (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · ca coqueta (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · nl behaagziek (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · it civettuolo (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · my နန့် (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · ru коке́тливый (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · fa لوند (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · tl kiri (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · de gefallsüchtig (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · tl malandi (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · hu kacér (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · pam magayut (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · tl hitad (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · fi keimaileva (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · no kokett (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · pt coquete (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · tl malantong (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · sv kokett (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · eo koketa (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · nl flirterig (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · hu kokett (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · nl koket (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · pam malantung (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious) · pam malarit (as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious)