coquettishness
Artful romantic teasing
Coquettishness is flirtatious behavior designed to attract attention or admiration without serious romantic intent.
It suggests playful teasing, affected shyness, or calculated charm—the manner of someone who enjoys being pursued: Her coquettishness at parties drove him mad.
The word carries a slightly old-fashioned air, evoking fan-fluttering and sidelong glances.
Affected reluctance or shyness
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- dallianceBrief, casual romance
- winkBrief one-eyed closure
- glanceBrief, casual look
batting eyelashes · simper · smirk · sultry · enticement · seduction · provocation · innuendo
Charming manipulation of attention
- captivationState of being fascinated
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
elegance · sophistication · poise · charisma · appeal · magnetism · winsome · beguiling
Playful, mild ridicule
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
coy · frolicsome · flirty · impish · kittenish · saucy · pert · sprightly
coyness
Affected reluctance or shyness
glance · batting eyelashes · simper · smirk · sultry · enticement · seduction · provocation · innuendo · invitation
beguilement
Charming manipulation of attention
- captivationState of being fascinated
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
grace · elegance · sophistication · poise · charisma · appeal · magnetism · winsome · beguiling · fetching
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
lighthearted · coy · frolicsome · flirty · impish · kittenish · saucy · pert · sprightly · elfin
- femininitygracefulness, gentleness, softness, dainty, delicate
coquettishnessearnestness
Genuine seriousness of intent
sincerity · ardor · genuineness · devotion · seriousness
coquettishnessdirectness
Quality of being straightforward
forthrightness · plainness · bluntness · artlessness · straightforwardness
coquettishnessprudishness
Excessive moral strictness
modesty · directness · coldness · aloofness · frigidity
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