Synonyms for coquette

Most common

chat up · romance · butterfly · flirt

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To act as a flirt or coquet.

2. n. 1

   A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.

Related words

Word family

coquetry coquettish coquettishly

Other spellings

coquet

Forms

Plural

coquettes → minxes, vamps, teases, vampers…

Past participle

coquetted
e.g. coquetted → flirted, romanced, butterflied, mashed…

Example sentences

• romance I have studied all the national Romance languages.
• butterfly Ziri smiled as the butterfly landed on his finger.
• flirt Yanni liked very much to flirt with young women.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

mash¹, vamp¹, minx

5 letters

tease¹, flirt¹, dolly²

6 letters

vamper

7 letters

romance²

9 letters

butterfly³, philander³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dolly² = 2 syllables).