All 9 Uses of
coquette
in
Gone with the Wind
- If simpering, coquetry or empty-headedness would attract him, she would gladly play the flirt and be more empty-headed than even Cathleen Calvert.†
Chpt 1.5
- How short was the time for fun, for pretty clothes, for dancing, for coquetting!†
Chpt 2.9
- She laughed and joked and almost but not quite coquetted with a one-eyed soldier who gladly repaid her efforts with extravagant gallantries.†
Chpt 3.28
- Scarlett O'Hara had a pretty, coquettish, highspirited face.†
Chpt 4.32 *
- Melly and I have often said how loyal you were to his memory when everyone else said you were just a heartless coquette.†
Chpt 4.33
- Almost, I was persuaded by your coquettish airs that you cared something about me and were sorry for me.†
Chpt 4.34
- She drew a deep breath and met his eyes squarely, all coquetry and airs gone as her spirit rushed out to grapple that which she feared most.†
Chpt 4.34
- " After the dull and exhausting months at Tara it was good to hear music again and the sound of dancing feet, good to see familiar friendly faces laughing in the feeble light, calling old jokes and catchwords, bantering, rallying, coquetting.†
Chpt 4.35
- He gave her a level look as though estimating how much coquetry was behind the question.†
Chpt 5.50
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.