coquetries
Acts of flirtation
Coquetries is the plural of coquetry—flirtatious behavior or teasing romantic gestures designed to attract attention without serious intent.
The word suggests playful, calculated charm: Her coquetries at the party drew every eye in the room.
It carries a slightly old-fashioned air, evoking deliberate feminine wiles.
Brief, casual romance
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- advancesForward movements or progress
- enticementSomething that attracts
gallantry · romancing · coyness · come-hither · batting eyelashes · wiles · blandishments · cajolery
Attractive, tempting quality
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- appealFormal review request
- captivationState of being fascinated
fascination · enchantment · glamour · magnetism · sophistication · refinement · poise · presence
Playful, capricious quality
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
teasing · coy · kittenish · frisky · sportive · jaunty · minxish · arch
dalliance
Brief, casual romance
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- advancesForward movements or progress
enticement · gallantry · romancing · coyness · come-hither · batting eyelashes · wiles · blandishments · cajolery · conquest
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
captivation · fascination · enchantment · glamour · magnetism · sophistication · refinement · poise · presence · aura
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
impish · teasing · coy · kittenish · frisky · sportive · jaunty · minxish · arch · roguish
airs
Pretentious behavioral displays
posturing · simpering · primping · preening · mincing · false modesty
coquetriestrue devotion
coquetriesplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
directness · candor · forthrightness · bluntness · artlessness
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