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Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love.

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  1. n. Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love.
  2. n. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
  3. Attempts to attract admoration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity; trifling in love. "Little affectations of coquetry." Addison.
  4. Attempts to attract admoration, notice, or love, for the meregratification of vanity; trifling in love. "Little affectations ofcoquetry." Addison.
  5. n:100 n playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest