'Coquette' definitions:
Definition of 'coquette'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Coquette'
From: GCIDE
- Coquette \Co*quette"\, n. [F., fr. coquet, coquette, coquettish, orig., cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. Cock, Cocket, Cocky, Cockade.]
- 1. A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'coquette'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- captive,
- catch,
- charmer,
- Circe,
- conquest,
- date,
- Don Juan,
- enchanter,
- enchantress,
- enticer,
- femme fatale,
- flirt,
- gold digger,
- honey,
- inveigler,
- Lorelei,
- Parthenope,
- seducer,
- seductress,
- Siren,
- siren,
- steady,
- strumpet,
- sweet patootie,
- sweetheart,
- sweetie,
- teaser,
- tempter,
- temptress,
- vamp,
- vampire,
- whore