English

Noun

coquetry ‎(plural coquetries)

1. An affectation of amorous tenderness, especially of a woman directed towards a man.
   • 1882, Louisa M. Alcott, Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories:

     The little coquetries, which are as natural to a gay young girl as her laughter, were all in full play, and had she gone no further no harm would have been done.

   • 1910, Geraldine Bonner, The Emigrant Trail:

     The mischievous pleasure of her coquetries was forgotten, and in a rush of glad confidence she felt a woman's pride in him.

   • 1913, Carolyn Wells, Patty's Social Season:

     "Her pretty little coquetries are like the gambols of a kitten.

Synonyms

• flirtation

Quotations

• For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:coquetry.

Translations

References

• coquetry in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• coquetry in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913