flirtatious

English

Etymology

flirtation +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɚˈteɪʃəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

A flirtatious couple

flirtatious (comparative more flirtatious, superlative most flirtatious)

1. Of or pertaining to flirtation.
2. (of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.

Synonyms

• cheeky, coquettish

Antonyms

• prudish, reserved

Derived terms

• flirtatiously (adv)
• flirtatiousness (n)

Related terms

• flirt (v), (n)
• flirtation (n)
• flirter (n)
• flirtily (adv)
• flirtiness (n)
• flirtingly (adv)
• flirty (adj)

Translations

of or pertaining to flirtation

• Hebrew: עַגְבָנִי (he) m ('agvaní)
• Russian: коке́тливый (ru) (kokétlivyj)

having a tendency to flirt often

• Bikol Central: durat (bcl)
• Burmese: နန့် (my) (nan.)
• Catalan: coqueto
• Finnish: flirttaileva
• French: coquette (fr)
• Galician: coqueto m
• German: kokett (de), gefallsüchtig
• Italian: civettuolo (it)
• Maori: hinehine (of a girl or woman)
• Persian: لاسی (fa) (lâsi)
• Polish: bałamutny, zalotny (pl), uwodzicielski (pl)
• Russian: коке́тливый (ru) (kokétlivyj)
• Samoan: faatafafa (usually vulgar)
• Spanish: coqueto (es)
• Tagalog: malandi (usually vulgar)
• Turkish: flörtöz