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Coquettish vs Flirty - What's the difference?

coquettish | flirty |

As adjectives the difference between coquettish and flirty

is that coquettish is as a young, flirting girl while flirty is flirting, or seeming to flirt.

coquettish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • As a young, flirting girl.
  • Characteristic of a coquet.

    • Synonyms

    * flirtatious

    Derived terms

    * coquettishly * coquettishness

    flirty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Flirting, or seeming to flirt.
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 5, John Branch, Bull Riders Wait All Day for a Few Seconds of Fury, New York Times, url=
    • , passage=A flirty woman in a straw hat slid through the crowd straight to Snyder. }}
  • * 2011 , Trish Perry, Tea for Two (page 47)
    • This was one flirty dress. Way too sultry for a first date, especially with someone she might have no real interest in.

    Synonyms

    * flirtatious

    Derived terms

    * flirtily * flirtiness