coquette

Definition of coquettenext

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Recent Examples of coquette Similar to the coquette aesthetic, the babydoll silhouette leans romantic and retro, with an undercurrent that turns flirtatious once it’s shortened or cut to show a bit of skin. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025 To kick things off, Parums de Marly’s Delina is one of the best perfumes for women, and housed in a coquette bottle. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2025 The Mini Bailey Bow Boot features a satin bow at the back, adding subtle coquette style to the classic Ugg boot silhouette. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025 In Riviera Romance, feminine silhouettes and prints were more elevated compared to last spring’s coquette styling. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coquette
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coquette
Noun
  • She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
    Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
Noun
  • Keep the cool-girl energy going with a pair of sporty shades from The Row and Completedworks’s jade-green beaded necklace.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 11 May 2026
  • Upstairs, the 49 rooms channel Arts and Crafts style with botanical fabrics, jade-green onyx bathrooms, and a strong showing of Texas artists, including Howard Sherman, whose large-scale abstracts anchor the walls.
    Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026

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“Coquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquette. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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