flirtation

 
Pronunciation: /flɜːˈteɪʃn/

noun

[mass noun]
  • behaviour that demonstrates a playful sexual attraction to someone: Fabia was in no mood for his light-hearted flirtation
  • [count noun] a short or casual relationship: she had had plenty of flirtations—now she had fallen in love
  • a short period of casual experimentation with or interest in a particular idea or activity: his brief flirtation with the avant-garde in the 1920s