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coquette
/ kɒˈkɛt; kəʊˈkɛt /
noun
- a woman who flirts
- any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica
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Gender Note
What's the difference between coquette and coquet? See -ette.
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Derived Forms
- coˈquettishly, adverb
- coˈquettish, adjective
- coˈquettishness, noun
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Other Words From
- co·quet·tish adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coquette1
C17: from French, feminine of coquet
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Example Sentences
"I rather think you forgot Miss Warrender's presence," retorted the coquette.
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A coquette is said to be an imperfect incarnation of Cupid, as she keeps her beau, and not her arrows, in a quiver.
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Then, in heaven's name, do not put such a noble creature as Doa Inez on a level with a mere little trifling coquette.
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I am going to be frivolous, coquette, and imagine myself a girl of the old Southern Set, when there were no new people.
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A woman with one gallant thinks she is no coquette; she who has several thinks herself but a coquette.
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