Definition of coquetry in English:

coquetry

noun ˈkɒkɪtriˈkəʊkɪtri

mass noun

Flirtatious behaviour.
‘I like the way you laugh,’ he said without coquetry
the air hostesses catch the men's eyes with a practised coquetry
Example sentencesExamples
- These works are considered as icons of amorous pursuits in an age of gallantry and the accompanying and complementary coquetry.
- There is gossip, friendship, coquetry and wily bargain amid the whiff of condiments and pickles.
- In Mary's eyes, as she developed her feminist philosophy, her employer came to stand for all that was wrong in women - their coquetry, their exaggerated weakness, their corrupt manipulating power and their dependence on men for identity.
- But the slow pace of exercise indicates that these young people are more interested in coquetry than spoiling a perfectly good sweat-suit with sweat.
- She looks the part, and acts it with wonderfully outrageous coquetry, even if obliged to force her voice rather worryingly in the lower register.
- She was always in a dither of affected coquetry, and he had begun to think he had misjudged her character.
- When the negotiations began, she greeted the duke's agent with a courtesy and coquetry that was unusual.
- For example, Canadian-born Anne-Made Hood's parents are from Grenada, but her modern-trained body never felt right performing Afro-Caribbean vocabulary, nor did she easily accept the coquetry implicit in the dances.
- The explanation is farcical and bizarre, yet there is mystery, almost coquetry, in the way Martel underplays it.
- Alongside Corella, she is perfectly cast as Kitri with precisely the right Latin looks and temperament, quickly flitting from coquetry to fiery and all stops between.
- Was there a spice of feminine coquetry in her famous speech to John Alden?
- It also connoted coquetry - namely, the flirtatious batting of the eyes.
- It also represents other states such as hatred, pride, falseness and coquetry, depending on the variety you choose to give.
- He has the look of one of Caravaggio's young male models, though without their coquetry.
- Politically incorrect from the title on, this guide to old-fashioned coquetry has raised the hackles of every feminist writer worth her salt.
- I may have provoked it by flirting with him at our first encounter and I made a futile attempt of redeeming myself by trying to steer away from the coquetry to something tamer.
- Though she was not unattractive, Ben had spurned her several times simply because she always came on too strong and would not desist her coquetry.
- The coquetry and sexual dishonesty, implicit in the dialogue, was missing in her performance which boiled down to a nice suburban mother making a choice of her partner for the croquet match between two contrasting, naughty boys.
- There are endless stories - some verifiable, others less so - of her coquetry and randiness.
- The exhibit looks at animalism and concepts of femininity, sexual fetishes, seduction, excess, coquetry and class standing.
Synonyms
teasing, trifling, toying, dalliance, philandering, romantic advances

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French coquetterie, from coqueter 'to flirt', from coquet 'wanton' (see coquette).

Rhymes

rocketry

Definition of coquetry in US English:

coquetry

noun

Flirtatious behavior or a flirtatious manner.
卖弄风情；调情
“I like the way you laugh,” he said without coquetry
Example sentencesExamples
- These works are considered as icons of amorous pursuits in an age of gallantry and the accompanying and complementary coquetry.
- The explanation is farcical and bizarre, yet there is mystery, almost coquetry, in the way Martel underplays it.
- But the slow pace of exercise indicates that these young people are more interested in coquetry than spoiling a perfectly good sweat-suit with sweat.
- Was there a spice of feminine coquetry in her famous speech to John Alden?
- She looks the part, and acts it with wonderfully outrageous coquetry, even if obliged to force her voice rather worryingly in the lower register.
- Alongside Corella, she is perfectly cast as Kitri with precisely the right Latin looks and temperament, quickly flitting from coquetry to fiery and all stops between.
- It also represents other states such as hatred, pride, falseness and coquetry, depending on the variety you choose to give.
- The exhibit looks at animalism and concepts of femininity, sexual fetishes, seduction, excess, coquetry and class standing.
- Though she was not unattractive, Ben had spurned her several times simply because she always came on too strong and would not desist her coquetry.
- In Mary's eyes, as she developed her feminist philosophy, her employer came to stand for all that was wrong in women - their coquetry, their exaggerated weakness, their corrupt manipulating power and their dependence on men for identity.
- The coquetry and sexual dishonesty, implicit in the dialogue, was missing in her performance which boiled down to a nice suburban mother making a choice of her partner for the croquet match between two contrasting, naughty boys.
- She was always in a dither of affected coquetry, and he had begun to think he had misjudged her character.
- Politically incorrect from the title on, this guide to old-fashioned coquetry has raised the hackles of every feminist writer worth her salt.
- When the negotiations began, she greeted the duke's agent with a courtesy and coquetry that was unusual.
- It also connoted coquetry - namely, the flirtatious batting of the eyes.
- There are endless stories - some verifiable, others less so - of her coquetry and randiness.
- For example, Canadian-born Anne-Made Hood's parents are from Grenada, but her modern-trained body never felt right performing Afro-Caribbean vocabulary, nor did she easily accept the coquetry implicit in the dances.
- I may have provoked it by flirting with him at our first encounter and I made a futile attempt of redeeming myself by trying to steer away from the coquetry to something tamer.
- He has the look of one of Caravaggio's young male models, though without their coquetry.
- There is gossip, friendship, coquetry and wily bargain amid the whiff of condiments and pickles.
Synonyms
teasing, trifling, toying, dalliance, philandering, romantic advances

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French coquetterie, from coqueter ‘to flirt’, from coquet ‘wanton’ (see coquette).

词汇	coquetry
释义	Definition of coquetry in English: coquetry noun ˈkɒkɪtriˈkəʊkɪtri mass noun Flirtatious behaviour. ‘I like the way you laugh,’ he said without coquetry the air hostesses catch the men's eyes with a practised coquetry Example sentencesExamples These works are considered as icons of amorous pursuits in an age of gallantry and the accompanying and complementary coquetry. There is gossip, friendship, coquetry and wily bargain amid the whiff of condiments and pickles. In Mary's eyes, as she developed her feminist philosophy, her employer came to stand for all that was wrong in women - their coquetry, their exaggerated weakness, their corrupt manipulating power and their dependence on men for identity. But the slow pace of exercise indicates that these young people are more interested in coquetry than spoiling a perfectly good sweat-suit with sweat. She looks the part, and acts it with wonderfully outrageous coquetry, even if obliged to force her voice rather worryingly in the lower register. She was always in a dither of affected coquetry, and he had begun to think he had misjudged her character. When the negotiations began, she greeted the duke's agent with a courtesy and coquetry that was unusual. For example, Canadian-born Anne-Made Hood's parents are from Grenada, but her modern-trained body never felt right performing Afro-Caribbean vocabulary, nor did she easily accept the coquetry implicit in the dances. The explanation is farcical and bizarre, yet there is mystery, almost coquetry, in the way Martel underplays it. Alongside Corella, she is perfectly cast as Kitri with precisely the right Latin looks and temperament, quickly flitting from coquetry to fiery and all stops between. Was there a spice of feminine coquetry in her famous speech to John Alden? It also connoted coquetry - namely, the flirtatious batting of the eyes. It also represents other states such as hatred, pride, falseness and coquetry, depending on the variety you choose to give. He has the look of one of Caravaggio's young male models, though without their coquetry. Politically incorrect from the title on, this guide to old-fashioned coquetry has raised the hackles of every feminist writer worth her salt. I may have provoked it by flirting with him at our first encounter and I made a futile attempt of redeeming myself by trying to steer away from the coquetry to something tamer. Though she was not unattractive, Ben had spurned her several times simply because she always came on too strong and would not desist her coquetry. The coquetry and sexual dishonesty, implicit in the dialogue, was missing in her performance which boiled down to a nice suburban mother making a choice of her partner for the croquet match between two contrasting, naughty boys. There are endless stories - some verifiable, others less so - of her coquetry and randiness. The exhibit looks at animalism and concepts of femininity, sexual fetishes, seduction, excess, coquetry and class standing. Synonyms teasing, trifling, toying, dalliance, philandering, romantic advances Origin Mid 17th century: from French coquetterie, from coqueter 'to flirt', from coquet 'wanton' (see coquette). Rhymes rocketry Definition of coquetry in US English: coquetry noun Flirtatious behavior or a flirtatious manner. 卖弄风情；调情 “I like the way you laugh,” he said without coquetry Example sentencesExamples These works are considered as icons of amorous pursuits in an age of gallantry and the accompanying and complementary coquetry. The explanation is farcical and bizarre, yet there is mystery, almost coquetry, in the way Martel underplays it. But the slow pace of exercise indicates that these young people are more interested in coquetry than spoiling a perfectly good sweat-suit with sweat. Was there a spice of feminine coquetry in her famous speech to John Alden? She looks the part, and acts it with wonderfully outrageous coquetry, even if obliged to force her voice rather worryingly in the lower register. Alongside Corella, she is perfectly cast as Kitri with precisely the right Latin looks and temperament, quickly flitting from coquetry to fiery and all stops between. It also represents other states such as hatred, pride, falseness and coquetry, depending on the variety you choose to give. The exhibit looks at animalism and concepts of femininity, sexual fetishes, seduction, excess, coquetry and class standing. Though she was not unattractive, Ben had spurned her several times simply because she always came on too strong and would not desist her coquetry. In Mary's eyes, as she developed her feminist philosophy, her employer came to stand for all that was wrong in women - their coquetry, their exaggerated weakness, their corrupt manipulating power and their dependence on men for identity. The coquetry and sexual dishonesty, implicit in the dialogue, was missing in her performance which boiled down to a nice suburban mother making a choice of her partner for the croquet match between two contrasting, naughty boys. She was always in a dither of affected coquetry, and he had begun to think he had misjudged her character. Politically incorrect from the title on, this guide to old-fashioned coquetry has raised the hackles of every feminist writer worth her salt. When the negotiations began, she greeted the duke's agent with a courtesy and coquetry that was unusual. It also connoted coquetry - namely, the flirtatious batting of the eyes. There are endless stories - some verifiable, others less so - of her coquetry and randiness. For example, Canadian-born Anne-Made Hood's parents are from Grenada, but her modern-trained body never felt right performing Afro-Caribbean vocabulary, nor did she easily accept the coquetry implicit in the dances. I may have provoked it by flirting with him at our first encounter and I made a futile attempt of redeeming myself by trying to steer away from the coquetry to something tamer. He has the look of one of Caravaggio's young male models, though without their coquetry. There is gossip, friendship, coquetry and wily bargain amid the whiff of condiments and pickles. Synonyms teasing, trifling, toying, dalliance, philandering, romantic advances Origin Mid 17th century: from French coquetterie, from coqueter ‘to flirt’, from coquet ‘wanton’ (see coquette).
随便看	doored door frame door furniture door handle door head dooring doorjamb doorjambs doorkeeper door-keeper doorkeepers doorknob doorknobs doorknock door knocker doorless doorman doormat door-mat doormats doormen doornail door-nail doornails Doornik