minauderie

noun

mi·​nau·​de·​rie

mēˈnōdrē

plural -s

: a coquettish air

—usually used in plural

the minauderies of the young ladies in the ballrooms

—W. M. Thackeray

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from (assumed) Middle French minauder to simper (whence French minauder) (from Middle French mine appearance, look) + Middle French -erie -ery

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