coquette
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coquette
- /kɒˈkɛt/ UK
- /koʊˈkɛt/ US
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French coquette.
noun coquettes
- A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections. Though, I confeſs, Paris has its Charms; but to me they are like thoſe of a Coquette, gay and gavvdy; they ſerve to amuſe vvith, but a Man vvould not chuſe to be marry'd to them.
- Any hummingbird in the genus Lophornis.
verb coquettes · coquetting · coquetted
- Alternative form of coquet Nobber has no small opinion of himself: he considers himself the Adonis of the Pondaati eleven, and he contemplates society as though it were Venus, and it was his mission to posturize before it, and coquette and toy with it.
adjective
- Of or relating to a feminine style of clothing involving ribbons, frills, and bows. Frills, lace, bows, hearts, and ribbon (in excess!) are all part of the coquette look. […]”
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Talk about this word "coquette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coquette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coquette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coquette "coquette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coquette.
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@misc{coquette_2026,
title = {coquette},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coquette},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
