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coquettishness

Variant of coquette

noun

a girl or woman who merely from vanity tries to get men's attention and admiration

Origin: Fr coquette, fem.: see coquet

intransitive verb coquetted, coquetting

to behave as a coquette; flirt

Related Forms:

coquettish adjective
coquettishly adverb
coquettishness noun

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