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flirtatious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /flɚˈteɪʃəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English flirtation Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English flirtatious From flirtation + -ous.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to flirtation.
   • It as not for him to stroll past the groups of watchful girls, blowing a flute made of an eagle's wing bone, as the flirtatious young bucks did. 1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, A Man Called Horse; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 177:
   • Yes yes, forgive a young woman her flirtatious pleasantries. 2013, Kazerad, Gaius: Fail to tremble with fear, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), March 08 2013
   • flirtatious smile
   • flirtatious behaviour
2. (of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
   • flirtatious man

Forms

Antonyms

prudish · reserved

Deriveds

flirtatiousness · unflirtatious · flirtatiously

Relateds

flirty · flirtiness · flirtation · flirter · flirtily · flirt · flirtingly

Synonyms

cheeky · coquettish

Translations (24)

es coqueto (having a tendency to flirt often) · he עַגְבָנִי (of or pertaining to flirtation) · fi flirttaileva (having a tendency to flirt often) · bcl durat (having a tendency to flirt often) · de kokett (having a tendency to flirt often) · my နန့် (having a tendency to flirt often) · ca coqueto (having a tendency to flirt often) · pl zalotny (having a tendency to flirt often) · ru коке́тливый (having a tendency to flirt often) · pl uwodzicielski (having a tendency to flirt often) · eo koketa (of or pertaining to flirtation) · fa لاسی (having a tendency to flirt often) · it civettuolo (having a tendency to flirt often) · pl bałamutny (having a tendency to flirt often) · tl malandi (having a tendency to flirt often) · gl coqueto (having a tendency to flirt often) · id genit (having a tendency to flirt often) · tr flörtöz (having a tendency to flirt often) · fr coquette (having a tendency to flirt often) · unm chëmësi (having a tendency to flirt often) · mi hinehine (having a tendency to flirt often) · sm faatafafa (having a tendency to flirt often) · ru коке́тливый (of or pertaining to flirtation) · de gefallsüchtig (having a tendency to flirt often)