adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- flirtatious behaviour
- flirtatious smile
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having a tendency to flirt often.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
like a coquette
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: coquettish
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English flirtation Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English flirtatious From flirtation + -ous.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.