“Coquettish.” dictionary Merriam-Webster.com, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coquette. Retrieved 8 October 2022. It is said that a coquette is an imperfect incarnation of Cupid, because she keeps her beau rather than her arrows in a quiver. Coquetry sounds French and this is what was borrowed from French in English in the middle of the 17th century. This is the diminutive female form of rooster, which means “rooster, a male bird” – if coquettish refers to a small female bird, and in fact it is also the name of a species of colorful hummingbird found in Latin America. If you think of a flirtatious as an extravagant little bird that whistles and teases male birds, you have a good image of a coquettish one. A flirtatious is a flirt, a girl or a woman who knows how to flatter men with their charms and manipulate them to get what she wants. A gallant woman thinks she is not a coquette; She, who has several, considers herself a coquette. So, in the name of heaven, don`t put a creature as noble as Doa Inez on an equal footing with a little trifle. I`ll be frivolous and flirtatious and imagine being a girl from the old Southern Set when there were no new people. Add Coquette to one of your lists below or create a new one. These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word “coquettish.” The opinions expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback.
“I rather think you have forgotten the presence of Miss Warrender,” replied the coquettish. French, female coquette – see coquettish entrance 1.