coquette

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++co·quette /kəʊˈket, kɒ- $ koʊ-/ noun [countable] literary SYTALK TO somebodya woman who frequently tries to attract the attention of men without having sincere feelings for them 卖弄风情的女人 SYN flirt —coquettish adjective —coquettishly adverb

Examples from the Corpus

coquette• She was not a coquette, he had decided.• The demeanour of a virgin can be converted into that of a coquette.• And she knew that she wasn't helping matters by playing the coquette with André, but suddenly she didn't care.Origin coquette (1600-1700) French feminine form of coquet; → COQUETRY

co·quette nounChineseSyllable

Corpus a to woman tries frequently who attract

coquette
co‧quette /kəʊˈket, kɒ- $ koʊ-/

noun [countable] literary

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: feminine form of coquet; ⇨ coquetry

a woman who frequently tries to attract the attention of men without having sincere feelings for them
SYN flirt
—coquettish adjective
—coquettishly adverb

co·quette

BrE

/kɒˈket/

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NAmE

/koʊˈket/

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noun

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literary,

often disapproving

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