coquetry

Questions about coquetry

What does coquetry mean?

coquetry means "playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest".

How many syllables are in coquetry?

coquetry has 3 syllables: coq-ue-try. The stress falls on "coq".

What is another word for coquetry?

Close synonyms include flirt, flirting, flirtation, dalliance, toying. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coquetry a common word?

coquetry is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.