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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  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
  • The intimate, coy conversations that Powers has with Mitchell’s collaborators, friends and lovers read like phone calls that the author might have had with her own high school buds.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The firm is cautious to coy about its future plans.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of coy
Adjective
  • An image of the suspect with his mask down – captured during a flirtatious moment with a hostel employee – is the best photo yet to help identify the suspect, authorities said.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • El Zorro) switches from a suave, hopeless romantic lounging in a jacuzzi to dancing in an equestrian field — perfect visuals to complement the song’s passionate, evolving sounds and his consistent, flirtatious essence.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 19 July 2024
Definition of flirtatious
Adjective
  • When Do Da-hae (The 8 Show’s Chun Woo-hee), a seemingly demure con artist with designs on the Bok’s riches, starts to flirt with him, a struggling Gwi-ju is too depressed to care.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The actor wore a cream, silk a-line dress from the 60s, its buttoned up, rounded collar a demure giveaway of its era.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of demure
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“Coquettish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquettish. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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