1 [C,U] ~ with sth a short period of time during which sb is involved or interested in sth, often not seriously:
a brief and unsuccessful flirtation with the property market
2 [U] behaviour that shows you find sb sexually attractive but are not serious about them:
Frank's efforts at flirtation had become tiresome to her.
3 [C] ~ (with sb) a short sexual relationship with sb that is not taken seriously:
She had a mild flirtation with him when they first met.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of flirtation come from?
This entry for flirtation is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is flirtation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, flirtation is tagged as noun.
Does flirtation appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — flirtation appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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