coquettish

adjective

Definition of coquettishnext
as in kittenish
affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interest an 18th-century painting of a coquettish maiden dallying with a young moonstruck gallant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coquettish
  1. kittenish
  2. coy
  3. flirtatious
  4. demure
Adjective
  • Madelyn Cline went full-on Old Hollywood bombshell, kittenish liner, polished lengths, and all.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
  • With a basis of flawless skin—smoothing and hydration offered via Kylie Skin Face Moisturizer and Eye Cream—Phillips pulled a thick wing of black liner along Jenner's lids, a diminutive wing beneath the lower lashline providing a kittenish complement.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2021
Definition of kittenish
Adjective
  • His agent prob being quite coy and feeding the media to improve terms.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Skeleton Crew plays a bit coy with which elements of Episodes IV through VI first became myth, then product.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of coy
Adjective
  • The two struck up a flirtatious correspondence, emailing and Skyping in the middle of the night.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Back in 2017, their press tour for Spider-Man: Homecoming was a flirtatious tour de force: Zendaya always doubled over in laughter, Tom comforting an anxious Zendaya with a gentle hand on her knee, both of them constantly pulling the same silly face or one-liner out at the same exact time.
    Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of flirtatious
Adjective
  • The avant-garde silhouette was the perfect mixture of demure yet eye-catching—and rebuked the idea that directors cannot have as much fun with fashion as their leading stars.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This maid was masking something in her demure and mindful way.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of demure
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