{ "coquet":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a man who indulges in coquetry":[], ": characteristic of a coquette : coquettish":[], ": coquette":[], ": to deal with something playfully rather than seriously":[ "We have coquetted with a serious matter." ], ": to play the coquette : flirt":[ "She coquetted with the solid husbands of her friends \u2026", "\u2014 Dorothy Parker" ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "at the country club she would often brazenly coquet with the husbands of the women to whom she was giving golf lessons" ], "first_known_use":{ "1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1697, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, diminutive of coq cock":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8ket" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coquet Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations", "synonyms":[ "dally", "flirt", "frivol", "mess around", "toy", "trifle" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014526", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "coquetoon":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": grimme":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "native name in western Africa":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8k\u00e4k\u0259\u02cct\u00fcn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214722", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coquetry":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a flirtatious act or attitude":[] }, "examples":[ "her compulsive coquetry at parties was embarrassing for her husband", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Too ashamed to start a romance with a social inferior, Diana nevertheless spitefully scuttles her underlings\u2019 relationship and harasses Teodoro with on-again, off-again coquetry . \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8ke-tr\u0113", "\u02c8k\u014d-k\u0259-tr\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "coquettishness", "coyness", "flirtation", "flirtatiousness", "kittenishness" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093053", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coquette":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men":[ "\u2026 the book brought to mind a true Southern coquette , flashy and sweet and alluring all at the same time.", "\u2014 Tina Jordan" ], ": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head":[ "\u2026 the rufous-crested coquette , a tiny hummingbird (with a red mohawk \"hair-do\") that was just as \u2026 flirty as its name.", "\u2014 Thelma Dalmas", "But the tiniest of these hummers was the one that elicited the most excitement: a festive coquette , an extremely rare green-crested bird with a white rump patch, only 3 inches long.", "\u2014 James F. McCarty" ] }, "examples":[ "She was a bit of a coquette .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022", "Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018", "The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019", "Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019", "My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018", "Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018", "Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8ket" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055747", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "coquettish":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men":[ "\u2026 the book brought to mind a true Southern coquette , flashy and sweet and alluring all at the same time.", "\u2014 Tina Jordan" ], ": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head":[ "\u2026 the rufous-crested coquette , a tiny hummingbird (with a red mohawk \"hair-do\") that was just as \u2026 flirty as its name.", "\u2014 Thelma Dalmas", "But the tiniest of these hummers was the one that elicited the most excitement: a festive coquette , an extremely rare green-crested bird with a white rump patch, only 3 inches long.", "\u2014 James F. McCarty" ] }, "examples":[ "She was a bit of a coquette .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022", "Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018", "The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019", "Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019", "My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018", "Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018", "Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8ket" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190000", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "coquettishness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men":[ "\u2026 the book brought to mind a true Southern coquette , flashy and sweet and alluring all at the same time.", "\u2014 Tina Jordan" ], ": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head":[ "\u2026 the rufous-crested coquette , a tiny hummingbird (with a red mohawk \"hair-do\") that was just as \u2026 flirty as its name.", "\u2014 Thelma Dalmas", "But the tiniest of these hummers was the one that elicited the most excitement: a festive coquette , an extremely rare green-crested bird with a white rump patch, only 3 inches long.", "\u2014 James F. McCarty" ] }, "examples":[ "She was a bit of a coquette .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022", "Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018", "The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019", "Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019", "My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018", "Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018", "Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8ket" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172053", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "coqui":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small chiefly nocturnal arboreal frog ( Eleutherodactylus coqui ) native to Puerto Rico that has a high-pitched call and has been introduced into Hawaii and southern Florida":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "To learn more about the frog, the rain forest, and everything Puerto Rico has to offer visitors in the future, and to adopt your own little coqui , visit the Discover Puerto Rico website now. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 21 Dec. 2020", "If the trend holds, the calls of male coqui frogs could be 17 percent shorter \u2014 and as much as 12 percent higher in frequency \u2014 by the end of the century. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020", "Some of the questions pertained to the island's food and geography and naming the indigenous frog that inhabits Puerto Rico -- the coqui . \u2014 Fox News , 4 July 2019", "Along the crowded avenue, the sound systems boomed, floats of musicians strummed the small 10-string guitar called the cuatro, a marcher in a giant frog costume embodying the coqui , Puerto Rico\u2019s unofficial mascot, drew cheers. \u2014 Andy Newman, New York Times , 10 June 2018", "The coqui frogs, the soundtrack of Puerto Rico, are screeching. \u2014 Jasmine Garsd, USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2017", "At the visitors center, read up on local flora and fauna like the indigenous saffron Taino Indians used to paint their bodies with and the coqui frog\u2014 \u2014 Maria Carter, Country Living , 15 Feb. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1903, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "American Spanish coqu\u00ed":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041618", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coquilla nut":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the nut of a piassava palm ( Attalea funifera ) of Brazil having a hard hazel-brown shell much used like vegetable ivory by turners":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "modification of Portuguese coquilho , diminutive of c\u00f4co coconut":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d\u02c8k\u0113(l)y\u0259\u02cc-", "k\u0259\u02c8kil\u0259\u02cc-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162626", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coquillage":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": decoration imitating shells":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, shellfish, shellfish used as decorations, from coquille + -age":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cck\u014dk\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4zh" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002959", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coquille Saint Jacques":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a dish of scallops usually served with a wine sauce":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-sa\u207f\u02c8zh\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French coquille Saint-Jacques scallop, from coquille mollusk shell + Saint-Jacques St. James the apostle, whose identifying token is a scallop shell":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033659" }, "coquille lens":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an oval glass of curved surface and uniform thickness used in eyeglasses":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "coquille":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200707", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coquimbite":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a mineral consisting of a hydrous ferric sulfate Fe 2 (SO 4 ) 3 .9H 2 O occurring in white or slightly colored masses":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "German coquimbit , from Coquimbo province in Chile (where it was discovered) + German -it -ite":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u0259\u02c8-", "k\u014d\u02c8kim\u02ccb\u012bt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134814", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "coquina":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a soft whitish limestone formed of broken shells and corals cemented together and used for building":[], ": a small wedge-shaped clam ( Donax variabilis ) used for broth or chowder and occurring in the intertidal zone of sandy Atlantic beaches from Delaware to the Gulf of Mexico":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8k\u0113-n\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Made partially out of ground coquina shells in the 1600s, this fort, which served to protect St. Augustine, still stands to this day, despite having been under the control of numerous countries during its esteemed history. \u2014 Todd Piro, Fox News , 30 Aug. 2018", "The boardwalk featured a strip of shops built of the same coquina as the band shell and exuded just the right amount of carnival atmosphere. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com , 13 May 2018", "In the Murat House, circa 1790, a painstaking renovation uncovered original interior coquina walls. \u2014 Nancy Moreland, Orlando Signature , 28 July 2017", "BANDSHELL BASH June 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24 Daytona Beach Bandshell Concert Series The historic coquina -stone amphitheater at Oceanfront Park is the venue \u2014 complete with a view of the Atlantic Ocean \u2014 for Daytona Beach\u2019s free summer concerts. \u2014 Susan Friedman, Orlando Signature , 19 May 2017", "BANDSHELL BASH June 3, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24 Daytona Beach Bandshell Concert Series The historic coquina -stone amphitheater at Oceanfront Park is the venue \u2014 complete with a view of the Atlantic Ocean \u2014 for Daytona Beach\u2019s free summer concerts. \u2014 Susan Friedman, Orlando Signature , 19 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Spanish, probably diminutive of coca head, alteration of coco bogeyman, coconut":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-083156" }, "coquita":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the strong cordage fiber of the coquito palm":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8k\u0113t\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "American Spanish, from Spanish coquito":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085924" }, "coquito":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Puerto Rican beverage that is typically made with rum, sweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, coconut cream, and often additional spices and that is traditionally consumed during the Christmas season":[ "\" Coquito is to a Puerto Rican Christmas like dry wood to a winter fireplace\u2014it fuels all Christmas gatherings.\"", "\u2014 Roberto Serralles", "Coquito at its best can match any champion eggnog, step for step.", "\u2014 Faith Middleton" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8k\u0113-t\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1958, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115526" }, "coq":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French coq , from Old French coc":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122420" }, "Coquitlam":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in southern British Columbia, Canada, east of Vancouver population 114,565":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "k\u014d-\u02c8kwit-l\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235032" }, "coq au vin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": chicken cooked in usually red wine":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cck\u014dk-\u014d-\u02c8va\u207f", "\u02cck\u014dk-\u014d-\u02c8van", "\u02cck\u00e4k-\u014d-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Classic French cuisine may have gone out of style, but there's still much to love at Etoile in the Tanglewood-Uptown area, such as onion soup and coq au vin . \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 21 June 2022", "Another French favorite, coq au vin , takes the Burgundian preparation and gives chicken the leading role instead. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022", "At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022", "At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022", "And unlike coq au vin cooked on the stovetop, once the prep work is done, the dish can cook unmonitored. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021", "This light and refreshing dessert makes a perfect counterbalance to heavy fall and winter stews such as beef bourguignon or coq au vin featuring meat braised in wine. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Dec. 2021", "So, too, with haggard old roosters, slotted for the pot in coq au vin . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021", "The dish was coq au vin , a chicken dish often cooked with wine and mushrooms. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 19 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, cock with wine":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1938, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025129" }, "coque":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a loop of ribbon or feathers used in trimming hats":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, literally, shell, from Latin coccum excrescence on a tree; from their original shell-like appearance":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052423" }, "coquecigrue":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an imaginary creature regarded as an embodiment of absolute absurdity":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8k\u00e4ks\u0259\u0307\u02ccgr\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Middle French":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100144" }, "coqueiro":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": ouricury":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-r\u014d", "-r\u0259", "k\u0259\u02c8ka(a)r\u00fc", "k\u00fc\u02c8k\u0101r\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Portuguese, from c\u00f4co coconut":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163125" }, "coquelicot":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mallow ( Callirrho\u00eb papaver ) of the southern U.S. that resembles a poppy":[], ": ponceau":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8k\u014dk-", "\u02c8k\u00e4kl\u0259\u0307\u02cck\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, cry of a cock, cock, poppy, of imitative origin; from a comparison of the flower to the comb of a cock":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180512" }, "Coquelin":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Beno\u00eet-Constant 1841\u20131909 French actor":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cck\u022f-k\u0259-", "\u02cck\u022fk-\u02c8la\u207f" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, 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