flirtatious

To be flirtatious is to invite romantic interest playfully, with teasing looks and light talk, keeping it all a game. The word flirt once meant a quick flick or light tap, and that lightness is still the point: attraction played as a game, not a promise. A flirtatious comment has a wink behind it. In the animation, a woman twirls her hair with a sly smile, a red lasso coiled on her shoulder, ready to reel someone in.