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Flirting vs Flirtatious - What's the difference?

flirting | flirtatious |

As a verb flirting

is .

As a noun flirting

is a flirtation.

As an adjective flirtatious is

of or pertaining to flirtation.

flirting

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flirtation.
  • * 2011 , William A. Owens, Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song: A Texas Chronicle (page 109)
    • Drinking and gambling were flirtings with the devil, or giving over to him entirely. So was card-playing.

    Anagrams

    * trifling

    flirtatious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to flirtation.
  • (of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.

    • Synonyms

    * cheeky, coquettish

    Antonyms

    * prudish, reserved

    Derived terms

    * flirtatiously * flirtatiousness

    Related terms

    * flirt * flirtation * flirter * flirtily * flirtiness * flirtingly * flirty