Coquet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹəkˈɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒkeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒkeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹəkˈɛt/.

Examples

The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
My husband never flirts with other women

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

philander coquette flirt chat up butterfly romance dally mash

Parts of Speech

verb	talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions “The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries”

Word Forms

flirt	noun	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
flirtation	noun	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
flirting	noun	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
dalliance	noun	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
coquetry	noun	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
coquette	noun	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
romance	noun	a story dealing with love
masher	noun	a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kokettieren

reden oder sich verliebt verhalten, ohne ernsthafte Absichten

🇫🇷French

coqueter

parler ou se comporter de manière amoureuse, sans intentions sérieuses

🇪🇸Spanish

jugar

hablar o comportarse amorosamente, sin intenciones serias

🇮🇹Italian

civettare

parlare o comportarsi in modo amoroso, senza intenzioni serie

🇳🇱Dutch

koketteren

op amoureuze wijze praten of zich gedragen, zonder serieuze bedoelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

coquete

falar ou comportar-se amorosamente, sem intenções sérias

🇷🇺Russian

кокетство

разговаривать или вести себя любовно, без серьезных намерений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहवास

गंभीर इरादों के बिना, प्रेमपूर्वक बात करना या व्यवहार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

কোকেট

গুরুতর উদ্দেশ্য ছাড়াই কৌতুকপূর্ণভাবে কথা বলুন বা আচরণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கோக்கெட்

தீவிர நோக்கங்கள் இல்லாமல், காமமாக பேசவும் அல்லது நடந்து கொள்ளவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోకెట్

తీవ్రమైన ఉద్దేశ్యాలు లేకుండా రసికంగా మాట్లాడండి లేదా ప్రవర్తించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कोकेट

गंभीर हेतूशिवाय, प्रेमळपणे बोला किंवा वागा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોક્વેટ

ગંભીર ઇરાદા વિના, પ્રેમથી વાત કરો અથવા વર્તન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಕ್ವೆಟ್

ಗಂಭೀರ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕಾಮುಕವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോക്വെറ്റ്

ഗൗരവമായ ഉദ്ദേശ്യങ്ങളില്ലാതെ, കാമവികാരമായി സംസാരിക്കുകയോ പെരുമാറുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਕੇਟ

ਗੰਭੀਰ ਇਰਾਦਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ, ਪਿਆਰ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰੋ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卖弄风情

说话或举止多情，没有严肃的意图

🇯🇵Japanese

コケ

真剣な意図もなく、好色な話し方や振る舞いをする

🇰🇷Korean

가지고 놀다

진지한 의도 없이 사랑스럽게 말하거나 행동함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áo choàng

nói chuyện hoặc cư xử tình cảm, không có ý định nghiêm túc

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้ก๊อก

พูดหรือประพฤติตนด้วยความรักโดยไม่มีเจตนาจริงจัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempermainkan

berbicara atau berperilaku mesra, tanpa niat serius

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غنج

التحدث أو التصرف بغرام، دون نوايا جدية

🇮🇷Persian

عشوه گری

بدون قصد جدی صحبت کنید یا رفتاری عاشقانه داشته باشید

🇹🇷Turkish

flört

ciddi niyetler olmadan aşk dolu konuşmak veya davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוקוט

לדבר או להתנהג בצורה מאוהבת, ללא כוונות רציניות

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The primary meaning of 'coquet' is 'talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions'.

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Using 'coquet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'coquet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'coquet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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