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- [flur-tey-shuh s or flur-tee]
- /flɜrˈteɪ ʃəs or ˈflɜr ti/
- /flɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flur-tey-shuh s or flur-tee]
- /flɜrˈteɪ ʃəs or ˈflɜr ti/
Definitions of flirty word
- adjective flirty given or inclined to flirtation. 1
- adjective flirty pertaining to or suggesting flirtation. 1
- verb without object flirty to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet. 1
- verb without object flirty to trifle or toy, as with an idea: She flirted with the notion of buying a sports car. 1
- verb without object flirty to move with a jerk or jerks; dart about: butterflies flirting from flower to flower. 1
- verb with object flirty to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly, as a fan. 1
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Origin of flirty
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; flirtat(ion) + -ious
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flirty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flirty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flirty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flirty
adj flirty
- amorous — If you describe someone's feelings or actions as amorous, you mean that they involve sexual desire.
- coquettish — If you describe a woman as coquettish, you mean she acts in a playful way that is intended to make men find her attractive.
- coy — evasive, esp in an annoying way
- frisky — lively; frolicsome; playful.
- kittenish — coyly playful.
adjective flirty
- dallying — Present participle of dally.
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