coquette
noun
co·quette
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Definition of coquette
: a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
… a narcissistic coquette addicted to … dietary fads to maintain her figure …— Francine du Plessix Gray
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Other Words from coquette
coquettish
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adjective
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adjective
coquettishly
adverb
coquettishness
noun
Examples of coquette in a Sentence
She was a bit of a coquette.
Recent Examples on the Web
My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. — Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times, "A tomboy ponders playing the coquette," 27 Aug. 2018 Within a couple of months, Khloé and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khloé effing Kardashian) on the ‘Gram. — Mariah Smith, The Cut, "Let Me Lead You Through the Darkness of Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s Relationship," 11 Apr. 2018 Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette, swings both sweet and sour. — Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com, "Lemon meringue tart has everything — even whipped cream," 20 Mar. 2018 To this day, these hallowed watering holes make men want to hold doors open and women want to play the coquette, if only for one drink. — Pilar Guzmán, CNT, "Editor's Letter: A Good Drink and a Great Bar Can Define a Vacation," 11 July 2017 Quinn’s energetic Rodolfo and Mary Evelyn Hangley’s comical coquette of a Musetta helped make up for the stiffness of Edward Parks’ Marcello, who nevertheless sang well, as did Benjamin Sieverding during a memorable farewell to a coat. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, "Minnesota Opera’s “La Boheme” transports to Paris via love and youthful energy," 7 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coquette.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for coquette
coquette
noun
English Language Learners Definition of coquette
literary + formal
: a woman who likes to win the attention or admiration of men but does not have serious feelings for them
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