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flirty

/ˈflɜɹti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
flir-ty
IPA
/ˈflɜɹti/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Flirting, or seeming to flirt.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flirty From flirt + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈflɜɹti/
  • British English: /ˈflɜːti/

Inflected Forms

flirtier (comparative) flirtiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

flirtily flirtiness unflirty

Synonyms

flirtatious

Rhymes With

dirty poverty thirty qwerty purty hurty shirty alberty cherty skirty

Questions

How do you pronounce flirty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɜɹti/.
What does flirty mean?
Flirting, or seeming to flirt.
Where does flirty come from?
Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flirty From flirt + -y.

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