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COQUETTE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

Synonyms:

coquette; flirt; minx; prickteaser; tease; vamp; vamper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("coquette" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Derivation:

coquette (talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Example:

My husband never flirts with other women

Synonyms:

butterfly; chat up; coquet; coquette; dally; flirt; mash; philander; romance

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "coquette" is one way to...):

speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "coquette"):

wanton (engage in amorous play)

vamp (act seductively with (someone))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

coquette (a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)

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