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COQUETTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Synonyms:
coquette; flirt; minx; prickteaser; tease; vamp; vamper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coquette" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
Derivation:
coquette (talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Example:
My husband never flirts with other women
Synonyms:
butterfly; chat up; coquet; coquette; dally; flirt; mash; philander; romance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "coquette" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "coquette"):
wanton (engage in amorous play)
vamp (act seductively with (someone))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
coquette (a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)