Definitions for coquet
koʊˈkɛtco·quet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mashverb

   talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

   "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coquetnoun

   A flirtatious female; a coquette.

2. coquetnoun

   A flirtatious male.

3. coquetverb

   Act as a flirt or coquet.

4. coquetverb

   Waste time; dally.

5. Etymology: From coq cockerel + -et masculine diminutive suffix = “little cockerel”.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Coquetverb

   To entertain with compliments and amorous tattle; to treat with an appearance of amorous tenderness.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   You are coquetting a maid of honour, my lord looking on to see how the gamesters play, and I railing at you both. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Coquetverb

   To act the lover.

   Phyllis, who but a month ago
   Was marry’d to the Tunbridge beau,
   I saw coquetting t’other night,
   In publick, with that odious knight. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coquet

   Coquet refers to someone, usually a woman, who flirts lightly and playfully or behaves in a way to attract attention for amusement, rather than with serious intentions. As a verb, to coquet means to flirt or trifle with someone's affections.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coquetverb

   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

2. Coquetverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coquet

   Coquette, ko-ket′, v.i. to excite admiration or love.—v.t. to trifle with in love: to flirt with: to dally with:—pr.p. coquet′ting; pa.p. coquet′ted.—ns. Cō′quetry, act of coquetting: attempt to attract admiration, without serious affection: deceit in love: any kind of prettiness; Coquette′, a vain woman who seeks admiration from mere vanity: a flirt.—adj. Coquet′tish, practising coquetry: befitting a coquette.—adv. Coquet′tishly.—n. Coquet′tishness. [Fr. coqueter—coquet, dim. of coq, a cock.]

How to pronounce coquet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say coquet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coquet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coquet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=coquet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coquet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=coquet
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coquet
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=coquet