as in flirtatiousness
the attitude or behavior of one who insincerely courts the amorous attentions of others
somehow got the bizarre notion that flirtation was appropriate during a job interview
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Recent Examples of flirtation
Now, some critics and supporters of the agency suggest that last year’s flirtations with environmental deregulation were just a warm-up act to what’s happening this year.
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Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Despite some gestures at Austin exploring his half-Korean heritage through a flirtation with Park’s assistant Eunice (Seoyeon Jang), the subplot is never smoothly incorporated.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The journalist interviewing Stephen in the future has his own flirtations with his mermaid editor.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets’ flirtation with defense.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
While both of them engaged in flirtation, the relationship never became physical, according to the texts and an interview with the former staffer, who asked not to be named to protect her and her family’s privacy.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
This season invites you to reconnect with joy, creativity and flirtation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
One of the central narratives of season ten, filmed last summer, is the ongoing flirtation between Wilson and Miller, despite Miller’s residual humiliation at the way he’d dismissed her in the press after their breakup.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Despite some gestures at Austin exploring his half-Korean heritage through a flirtation with Park’s assistant Eunice (Seoyeon Jang), the subplot is never smoothly incorporated.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The journalist interviewing Stephen in the future has his own flirtations with his mermaid editor.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets’ flirtation with defense.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
While both of them engaged in flirtation, the relationship never became physical, according to the texts and an interview with the former staffer, who asked not to be named to protect her and her family’s privacy.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
This season invites you to reconnect with joy, creativity and flirtation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
One of the central narratives of season ten, filmed last summer, is the ongoing flirtation between Wilson and Miller, despite Miller’s residual humiliation at the way he’d dismissed her in the press after their breakup.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirtation
Noun
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Evocative animation, with subdued blue hues and soft lighting, conveys the flirtatiousness of their rapid connection in a scene where the two swim together in a pool at night.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The three-inch heels that the women wear when performing the dance are visible at the bottom of the skirt—a demure bit of coquetry.—
Fernanda Pérez Sánchez,
Vogue,
8 Aug. 2022
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In other words, the most dizzying and most consequential storyline of Michigan’s offseason — Harbaugh’s coquetry with the Minnesota Vikings notwithstanding — is going to linger a while longer.—
Michael Cohen,
Detroit Free Press,
27 July 2022
Noun
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There is her coyness about her future plans, and her own recent memoir.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Hunting Wives strips away any coyness about sexuality in the first three minutes of episode one.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Everything from fire danger and snow to a hard freeze is in play between now and the weekend.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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And because play wasn’t stopped immediately, and there was no whistle on the play, the window to review the play was closed.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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