minauderie
noun
mi·nau·de·rie
mēˈnōdrē
plural -s
: a coquettish air —usually used in plural
the minauderies of the young ladies in the ballrooms
W. M. Thackeray
W. M. Thackeray
Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, from (assumed) Middle French minauder to simper (whence French minauder) (from Middle French mine appearance, look) + Middle French -erie -ery