Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flirtatious

/flɚˈteɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: flir-ta-tious
IPA: /flɚˈteɪʃəs/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to flirtation.

adj

Having a tendency to flirt often.

Example Sentences

"It as not for him to stroll past the groups of watchful girls, blowing a flute made of an eagle's wing bone, as the flirtatious young bucks did."
"Yes yes, forgive a young woman her flirtatious pleasantries."
"flirtatious behaviour"
"flirtatious smile"
"flirtatious man"

Etymology

Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English flirtation Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English flirtatious From flirtation + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more flirtatious (comparative) most flirtatious (superlative)

Derived Forms

flirtatiously flirtatiousness unflirtatious

Frequently Paired Words

flirtation flirter flirtily flirtiness flirtingly flirt flirty

Synonyms

cheeky coquettish

Antonyms

prudish reserved

Rhymes With

gracious spacious tenacious audacious ignatius herbaceous voracious vivacious ostentatious fallacious efficacious salacious

Questions

How do you pronounce flirtatious?: The recorded pronunciation is /flɚˈteɪʃəs/.
What does flirtatious mean?: Of or pertaining to flirtation.
Where does flirtatious come from?: Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English flirtation Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English flirtatious From flirtation + -ous.

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