Coquet Definition
kō-kĕt
coquets, coquetted, coquetting
verb
coquets, coquetted, coquetting
To behave as a coquette; flirt.
Webster's New World
To trifle or dally (with an idea, offer, etc.)
Webster's New World
To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
- be shy
adjective
Coquettish.
Webster's New World
noun
A flirtatious female; a coquette.
Wiktionary
Origin of Coquet
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French coqueter from coquet flirtatious man diminutive of coq cock from Old French coc from Late Latin coccus cock1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from French, from coq (“cockerel”) + -et masculine diminutive suffix = “little cockerel”.
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