COQUETTE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does coquette mean? 

• COQUETTE (noun)
  The noun COQUETTE has 1 sense:

1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

  Familiarity information: COQUETTE used as a noun is very rare.

• COQUETTE (verb)
  The verb COQUETTE has 1 sense:

1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

  Familiarity information: COQUETTE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COQUETTE (noun)

Meaning:

A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

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

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

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

• COQUETTE (verb)

Meaning:

Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

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

Context examples:

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

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