Both Uses of
coquette
in
Anna Karenina
- "I am afraid that you must have been dreadfully bored," he said, promptly catching the ball of coquetry she had flung him.†
Part 1
- This new trait of girlish coquettishness made an unpleasant impression on Dolly.†
Part 6 *
Definition:
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(coquette) a woman who is casually playful in a way that arouses sexual interest of men but does not imply serious flirtationeditor's notes: Coquette is a French word that is similar to the word flirt. There are two primary differences:
- Coquette only refers to a woman whereas flirt can refer to either sex.
- To say someone is coquettish implies that she is just being playful and does not intend sexual relations with the man with whom she is interacting; whereas when a woman is described as flirting, the word does not indicate whether she is just being playful or she wants to instigate sexual relations.