flirt

flirt · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To behave in a playfully romantic or sexually suggestive manner toward someone without serious intentions.

  2. 2.

    To consider or become interested in something without committing to it; to toy with an idea.

  3. 3.

    (as noun) A person who habitually flirts with others.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    flirt with danger — to take unnecessary risks
  • •
    flirt with an idea — to consider something casually without commitment

Related words

Antonyms: ignore, reject
See also: flirting, romance, tease
Synonyms: dally, tease, toy

Etymology

From French fleureter ("to talk sweet nonsense"), possibly related to fleur ("flower"), suggesting the idea of moving lightly from flower to flower.