flirtations
Coy romantic overtures
Flirtations are instances of playful romantic or sexual attention—the teasing glances, suggestive remarks, and lighthearted advances that signal interest without commitment.
The word often implies something superficial or passing: Their flirtations never developed into anything serious.
A flirtation can also be a brief involvement with an idea or activity: his flirtation with socialism in college.
Playful amorous behavior
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- batting eyelashesRapid flirtatious lid movement
- winksDeliberate one-eye closures
- glancesSwift, passing looks
banter · dalliance · coyness · advances · come-ons · sweet talk · playfulness · suggestive
Throws or brief affairs
- dalliancesBrief amorous involvements
- trystsSecret romantic meetings
- liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
- romancesAmorous pursuits or tales
entanglements · affairs · interests · crushes · infatuations · encounters · rendezvous · paramours
Shallow, casual involvement
- toyingHandling carelessly or idly
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
exploration · temptation · sampling · tasting · curiosity · interest · fascination · trial
coquetry
Playful amorous behavior
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- batting eyelashesRapid flirtatious lid movement
- winksDeliberate one-eye closures
glances · banter · dalliance · coyness · advances · come-ons · sweet talk · playfulness · suggestive · innuendo
flings
Throws or brief affairs
- dalliancesBrief amorous involvements
- trystsSecret romantic meetings
- liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
romances · entanglements · affairs · interests · crushes · infatuations · encounters · rendezvous · paramours · admirers
dabbling
Shallow, casual involvement
- toyingHandling carelessly or idly
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
consideration · exploration · temptation · sampling · tasting · curiosity · interest · fascination · trial · ventures
- affairsaffairs, affair, foreign affairs, current affairs, world affairs
flirtationsmarriages
Legal spousal unions
engagements · betrothals · devotion · true love · wedlock
flirtationsrejections
Formal refusals given
rebuffs · cold shoulders · indifference · aloofness · coldness