From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcoquetteco‧quette /kəʊˈket, kɒ- $ koʊ-/ noun [countable] literary SYTALK TO somebodya woman who frequently tries to attract the attention of men without having sincere feelings for them SYN flirt —coquettish adjective —coquettishly adverb
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coquette• She was not a coquette, he had decided.• The demeanour of a virgin can be converted into that of a coquette.• And she knew that she wasn't helping matters by playing the coquette with André, but suddenly she didn't care.Origin coquette (1600-1700) French feminine form of coquet; → COQUETRY 