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coquette n. 賣弄風騷之女人;狐貍精 賣弄風騷之女人;狐狸精 coquette n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [ synonym: { coquette}, { flirt}, { vamp}, { vamper}, { minx}, { tease}, { prickteaser}] v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; " The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; " My husband never flirts with other women" [ synonym: { chat up}, { flirt}, { dally}, { butterfly}, { coquet}, { coquette}, { romance}, { philander}, { mash}] 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] 32 Moby Thesaurus words for " coquette": Circe, Don Juan, Lorelei, Parthenope, Siren, captive, catch, charmer, conquest, date, enchanter, enchantress, enticer, femme fatale, flirt, gold digger, honey, inveigler, seducer, seductress, siren, steady, strumpet, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie, teaser, tempter, temptress, vamp, vampire, whore
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