flirts

Signals romantic interest

Flirts is the plural of flirt and its third-person singular verb form.

To flirt is to behave playfully or suggestively toward someone, signaling romantic or sexual interest without serious intent: She flirts with everyone at parties.

Flirt extends to toying with ideas or risks: He's been flirting with the idea of moving abroad, flirting with danger.

A flirt is someone who flirts habitually.

seductive

alluring

Powerfully appealing

tempting · captivating · beguiling · tantalizing · magnetic · charming · enchanting · bewitching · irresistible · smoldering

advances

come-on

Attempt to attract someone

wooing · proposition · pickup line · invitation · suggestion · innuendo · hint · signal · pass · enticement

gestures

wink

Brief one-eyed closure

hair flip · touch · nudge · whisper · giggle · blush · pout · wave · nod · lean in

playful

teasing

Playful, mild ridicule

lighthearted · mischievous · cheeky · witty · whimsical · coy · impish · saucy · frisky · kittenish

casual

dalliance

Brief, casual romance

  • dabbleEngage superficially
  • toyObject for amusement
  • trifleInsignificant matter or thing

play · entertain · consider · experiment · passing fancy · non-committal · superficial · lighthearted · uncommitted · dilettante

Categories
Opposites
romantic seriousness

flirtscommits

Pledges to do

proposes · marries · settles down · bonds · attaches

social engagement style

flirtsignores

Refuses to acknowledge

rebuffs · cold-shoulders · withdraws · spurns · avoids

social boldness

flirtswithdraws

Pulls out or removes

shrinks back · hides · cowers · keeps to oneself

Phrases
Family

flirt, flirting, flirtation, flirtatious, flirty, flirted, flirter, flirters

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