flirtation
Romantic playful exchange
Flirtation is playful romantic or sexual attention without serious intent.
A flirtation may be a brief exchange of glances and banter, or a longer dalliance that stops short of full involvement: What started as harmless flirtation became something more.
The word extends to any casual engagement with an idea or activity: her brief flirtation with vegetarianism.
Brief one-eyed closure
- smilePleased facial expression
- glanceBrief, casual look
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- complimentWords expressing approval
giggle · brush · nudge · smirk · gesture · proximity · preening · mirroring
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- crushCompress with force
- attractionPull toward something
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
chemistry · dalliance · liaison · tryst · rendezvous · admirer · suitor · paramour
Quick, clever conversation
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- witClever, inventive humor
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
banter · badinage · raillery · innuendo · double-entendre · suggestive · playful · jesting
Modestly reserved in manner
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- coquettishPlayfully alluring in manner
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- archCurved spanning structure
kittenish · shy · modest · blushing · reserved · elusive · teasing · subtle
Attractive, tempting quality
- magnetismForce between poles
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
attractiveness · appeal · fascination · sparkle · captivating · beguiling · winsome · disarming
Sending typed mobile messages
- sextingSending explicit digital messages
- DMPrivate digital correspondence
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
- billet-douxAmorous written correspondence
message · whisper · endearments · compliments · suggestive · hint · come-on
wink
Brief one-eyed closure
compliment · giggle · brush · nudge · smirk · gesture · proximity · preening · mirroring · body-language
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- crushCompress with force
- attractionPull toward something
infatuation · chemistry · dalliance · liaison · tryst · rendezvous · admirer · suitor · paramour · amorous
repartee
Quick, clever conversation
wordplay · banter · badinage · raillery · innuendo · double-entendre · suggestive · playful · jesting · joking
demure
Modestly reserved in manner
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- coquettishPlayfully alluring in manner
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
arch · kittenish · shy · modest · blushing · reserved · elusive · teasing · subtle · discreet
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- magnetismForce between poles
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
enchantment · attractiveness · appeal · fascination · sparkle · captivating · beguiling · winsome · disarming · engaging
texting
Sending typed mobile messages
- sextingSending explicit digital messages
- DMPrivate digital correspondence
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
billet-doux · message · whisper · endearments · compliments · suggestive · hint · come-on
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- friskyLively and playful
cheeky · impish · frolic · spirited · frivolous · fun · jaunty · sprightly · sportive · flighty
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- innuendoinnuendo, sexual innuendo, double entendre, double meaning, implied meaning
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
- datingmatch, profile, swipe left, hookup, breakup
flirtationcommitment
Firm pledge to act
courtship · devotion · marriage · engagement · betrothal
flirtationfaithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
fidelity · loyalty · devotion · constancy · steadfastness
flirtationcoldness
Low temperature state
aloofness · indifference · formality · reserve · standoffishness
flirtatious, flirtations, flirtatiously, flirtatiousness, flirtationship, flirtationships