flirtatiousness

/fɫɝˈteɪʃəsnəs/ noun

The quality of being flirtatious

Word Origin Flirtatiousness comes from flirt, which originally meant 'to flutter, flit about' — from Old English fleortan. The idea of flirting is a light, playful movement, like a bird flitting from branch to branch. The suffix -ation turns it into a noun (flirtation), -ous makes it an adjective (flirtatious), and -ness makes it a noun again: the quality of being flirtatious. The PIE root *pleud- meant 'to flow, float,' also in flood.

noun The quality of being flirtatious countable

His flirtatiousness often made his colleagues uncomfortable during meetings.

(名词) 调情特质;调情;卖弄风情;轻佻

他的调情举止常常让同事在会议中感到不适。

(sustantivo) coquetería; coqueteo; galanteo [La cualidad de ser coqueto; coquetería.]

Su coquetería a menudo incomodaba a sus colegas durante las reuniones.

(nom) coquetterie; caractère séducteur; côté coquin [Tendance à flirter, à se montrer coquet ou séducteur.]

Sa flirtatiousness mettait souvent ses collègues mal à l'aise pendant les réunions.

(Substantiv) Koketterie; Flirtlaune [Die Eigenschaft, auf spielerische oder kokette Weise Zuneigung oder Interesse zu zeigen.]

Sein **flirtatiousness** machte seine Kollegen während der Meetings oft unwohl.

(名詞) 恋愛を戯れのように扱う性質。 flirt する振る舞いや態度。

彼の flirt 的な態度は、ミーティング中に同僚を不快にさせることが多かった。

(substantivo) coqueteria; galanteio; flirto [A qualidade de ser flertador.]

O flerte constante dele frequentemente deixava os colegas desconfortáveis durante as reuniões.

Word parts: flirt + ation + ous + ness

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