Word Meanings - COQUETTE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t. (more info) cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. Cock, Cocket, 1. A vain,

Additional info about word: COQUETTE

A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t. (more info) cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. Cock, Cocket, 1. A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to grafity vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of COQUETTE)

• Jilt
• Flirt
• coquette

Related words: (words related to COQUETTE)

• FLIRT
  1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief. 2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan. 3. To jeer at; to treat
• FLIRTIGIG
  A wanton, pert girl.
• COQUETTE
  A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t. (more info) cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. Cock, Cocket, 1. A vain,
• FLIRT-GILL
  A woman of light behavior; a gill-flirt. Shak. You heard him take me up like a flirt-gill. Beau. & Fl.
• FLIRTATION
  1. Playing at courtship; coquerty. The flirtations and jealousies of our ball rooms. Macaulay.
• FLIRTINGLY
  In a flirting manner.
• GILL-FLIRT
  A thoughtless, giddy girl; a flirt-gill. Sir W. Scott.
• JILL-FLIRT
  A light, giddy, or wanton girl or woman. See Gill-flirt.