Definitions for Coquetkoʊˈkɛt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
co•quetkoʊˈkɛt(v.; adj.; n.)-quet•ted, -quet•ting
(v.i.)to behave as a coquette; flirt.
(adj.)coquettish.
(n.)Obs. a male flirt.
Origin of coquet:
1685–95; < F; lit., cockerel =coq cock +-et -et
Princeton's WordNet
chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash(verb)
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
Wiktionary
coquet(Noun)
A flirtatious female; a coquette.
coquet(Noun)
A flirtatious male.
coquet(Verb)
Act as a flirt or coquet.
coquet(Verb)
Waste time; dally.
Origin: From coq cockerel + -et masculine diminutive suffix = “little cockerel”.
Webster Dictionary
Coquet(verb)
to attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint
Coquet(verb)
to trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime
Translations for Coquet
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- groot, aardigAfrikaans
- كَبير إلى حَدٍّ ماArabic
- значителенBulgarian
- grandePortuguese (BR)
- pořádnýCzech
- ordentlichGerman
- pænDanish
- μεγαλούτσικος, σεβαστόςGreek
- considerableSpanish
- kena(ke)Estonian
- هنگفت؛ قابل ملاحظهFarsi
- sievoinenFinnish
- coquetFrench
- דֵי גָדוֹלHebrew
- साफ-सुथराHindi
- znatan, priličanCroatian
- tekintélyes (összeg)Hungarian
- besarIndonesian
- þokkalegurIcelandic
- considerevoleItalian
- かなりのJapanese
- 상당한Korean
- nemenkasLithuanian
- pamatīgsLatvian
- lumayanMalay
- aardigDutch
- nett, penNorwegian
- sporyPolish
- grandePortuguese
- mareRomanian
- значительныйRussian
- poriadnySlovak
- čedenSlovenian
- priličanSerbian
- nätt, rundlig, skapligSwedish
- ใหญ่พอควรThai
- oldukça büyük, hatırı sayılır miktardaTurkish
- 相當多的Chinese (Trad.)
- значний, чималийUkrainian
- اچھا خاصاUrdu
- khá lớn, khá toVietnamese
- 相当多的Chinese (Simp.)
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