"coquetry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒkɪtɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkəʊkətɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkoʊkətɹi/ [US] Audio: en-us-coquetry.ogg [US] Forms: coquetries [plural]
Etymology: From French coquetterie. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|coquetterie}} French coquetterie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coquetry (countable and uncountable, plural coquetries)
  1. Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-coquetry-en-noun-Jz4rst8u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 53 47
  2. (countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man. Tags: countable Translations (affectation of amorous tenderness): دَلَال (dalāl) [masculine] (Arabic), 風騷 (Chinese Mandarin), 风骚 (fēngsāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 媚態 (Chinese Mandarin), 媚态 (mèitài) (Chinese Mandarin), 嬌態 (Chinese Mandarin), 娇态 (jiāotài) (Chinese Mandarin), keimailu (Finnish), flirttailu (Finnish), coquetterie [feminine] (French), coquetisme [masculine] (French), coquetería [feminine] (Galician), Koketterie [feminine] (German), ακκισμός (akkismós) [masculine] (Greek), νάζι (názi) [neuter] (Greek), התיפות (hityafot) (Hebrew), अदा (adā) (Hindi), इश्वा (iśvā) (Hindi), ग़म्ज़ा (ġamzā) (Hindi), 媚態 (bitai) (alt: びたい) (Japanese), 嬌態 (kyōtai) (alt: きょうたい) (Japanese), ادا (adâ) (Persian), عشوه ('ešve) (Persian), کرشمه (kerešme) (Persian), коке́тство (kokétstvo) [neuter] (Russian), coquetería [feminine] (Spanish), naz (Turkish), cilve (Turkish), işve (Turkish), eda (Turkish), ادا (adā) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-coquetry-en-noun-J0rPm25a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'affectation of amorous tenderness': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flirtation, coquettery

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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "affectation of amorous tenderness",
      "word": "naz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "affectation of amorous tenderness",
      "word": "cilve"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "affectation of amorous tenderness",
      "word": "işve"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "affectation of amorous tenderness",
      "word": "eda"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "adā",
      "sense": "affectation of amorous tenderness",
      "word": "ادا"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coquetry"
}

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