coquettish

1. 1.

   like a coquette

   Synonymsflirtatious

   Similarsexy

Questions about coquettish

What does coquettish mean?

coquettish means "like a coquette".

How many syllables are in coquettish?

coquettish has 3 syllables: coq-uet-tish. The stress falls on "coq".

What is another word for coquettish?

Close synonyms include flirtatious. 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 coquettish a common word?

coquettish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.