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Color:
Flirt


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Words evoked by this color:
ron,  mcgowan,  marsha,  bury,  marvin,  roo,  torino,  levine,  sheehan,  judson,  marietta,  marooned,  marburg,  seneca,  mull,  reuben,  hepatic,  crabbed,  sept.,  sept,  diwan,  usher,  marriott,  marston,  bengali,  aberdeen,  marr,  mumford,  gilmore,  semester,  northampton,  sectarian,  pullman,  queensland,  homecoming,  exeter,  northeastern,  bradford,  lamar,  burgh,  mcmaster,  carleton,  tamil,  punjab,  qatar,  amherst,  aggie,  vassar,  fordham,  zin
Literary analysis:
The term "flirt" in literature often conveys a playful, coquettish demeanor that is richly layered with social and moral nuance. In some works, it denotes the natural human tendency to engage in light-hearted romantic interplay, as when attraction is casually exchanged between characters ([1]). In other contexts it becomes a marker of character, hinting at both charm and a propensity toward superficiality or even moral ambiguity, as seen when a character’s behavior is critiqued for its frivolity or ill-considered allure ([2], [3]). Authors also employ the term to evoke a sense of kinetic energy and ephemeral beauty, using it to describe not only interactions between individuals but also to enliven the narrative with a burst of playful imagery ([4]). Overall, the literary use of "flirt" reflects a spectrum of attitudes toward love, seduction, and social performance that continues to intrigue and entertain readers.
  1. Every man likes to flirt with a pretty girl, and every pretty girl likes to be flirted with.
    — from Adam Bede by George Eliot
  2. While there was an officer in Meryton, they would flirt with him; and while Meryton was within a walk of Longbourn, they would be going there forever.
    — from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  3. ["By nature woman is a flirt, but her flirting changes both in the mode and object according to her opinions."— Rousseau, Emile.
    — from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld
  4. Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore.
    — from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe


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Salmon
Hot pink
Carmine
Amaranth
Words with similar colors:
smack,  ovulation,  labial,  rosario,  mouth,  lady,  bae,  horny,  sweetheart,  loving,  cupid,  fink,  azalea,  pion,  mamma,  litchi,  girlfriend,  giro,  luv,  varicella
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