coquette n : a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser] v : talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, romance, philander, mash]

English

Etymology

From French coquette.

Pronunciation

• /kɒˈkɛt/ (UK)

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

1. A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.

Translations

• Bosnian: koketa
• Croatian: koketa
• Serbian:

  Cyrillic: кокета

  Roman: koketa

Related terms

• coquetry
• coquettish
• coquettishly
• coquettishness

French

Etymology

From coquet.

Pronunciation

/kɔkɛt/

Adjective

1. feminine of coquet

Noun

fr-noun f

1. flirt, tease

   Elle est une vraie coquette. She's such a flirt.

Coquette may refer to:

• A woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to gain their admiration; flirt.
• Coquette (film), a 1929 film directed by Sam Taylor
• The Coquette, a 1797 epistolary novel by Hannah Webster Foster.
• Coquettes, several species of hummingbird in the genus Lophornis.
• Coquette Productions, the production company of Courteney Cox and David Arquette

Circe, Don Juan, Lorelei, Parthenope, Siren, captive, catch, charmer, conquest, date, enchanter, enchantress, enticer, femme fatale, flirt, gold digger, honey, inveigler, seducer, seductress, siren, steady, strumpet, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie, teaser, tempter, temptress, vamp, vampire, whore