English words for 'girlish behavior'
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noun
adj
- attractively feminine
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
noun
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
adv
verb
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
adj
- Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
- That one likes very much.
- Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies.
- Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
- (of weather) highly enjoyable
- delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
noun
adj
noun
- (with "the") Russula vesca, an edible woodland mushroom.
- A tentative or brief, passing engagement with something.
- An act of flirting.
- Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.
- A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
- (dialectal) A brief shower (of rain or snow).
- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
verb
- (transitive) To blurt out.
- (intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
- (intransitive) To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with.
- (intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
- (transitive) To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
adj
noun
- (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
- (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- The act by which something is taken.
- (in the plural, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
- the act of someone who picks up or takes something
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Having sex appeal; attractive.
- (of a thing or concept) Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
- (rare) Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
- (mathematics) Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six.
- stimulating sexual desire
- marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
verb
noun
adj
noun
adv
intj
verb
noun
- alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
- A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
- (uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).
- (countable) An item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance.
- (slang, countable) A beautiful woman.
- (uncountable) Any excitement, appeal, or attractiveness associated with a person, place, or thing; that which makes something appealing.
- (uncountable) Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seem beauteous.
- Any artificial interest in, or association with, objects, or persons, through which they appear delusively magnified or glorified.
verb
adj
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- Alternative form of speciose (“rich in species”).
- plausible but false
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
adj
verb
- be attractive to
- take a court case to a higher court for review
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- challenge (a decision)
- (transitive, historical) To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- (transitive, historical) To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
- (intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.
- (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- (transitive, historical) Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- (transitive, historical) Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
- (intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
- (transitive, originally US) To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
noun
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- earnest or urgent request
- request for a sum of money
- (cricket) The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.
- (rhetoric) a use of a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.
- (historical) At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).
- (historical) A summons to defend one's honour in a duel, or one's innocence in a trial by combat; a challenge.
- A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- (historical) A process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public; an accusation.
- (figuratively) A power to attract or interest.
- The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
- (figuratively) A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
- A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
- (historical) An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).
- An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
verb
- be attractive to
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
- (transitive) To pull toward without touching.
- (transitive) To incur.
- (transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
noun
adj
noun
- A roughly-built hut or cabin.
- A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
- A rhythmic work song, traditionally sung by sailors or stevedores, functioning to set the pace for hauling, turning a capstan, loading, or other such activities.
- (Australia, New Zealand) An unlicensed pub.
- small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
verb
adj
- (figurative) Attention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
- Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- reflecting light
- (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
noun
verb
noun
noun
- attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
- (countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”).
- (countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
- (uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
verb
noun
- An attractive or sexy person.
- The lips of a person known for kissing.
- A person who kisses or is said to kiss passionately.
- Either of two red mushrooms, Calostoma cinnabarina and Octospora humosa, whose red fruiting bodies are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
- A very good or exciting trumpet player.
- Either of two plants of the madder family, Palicourea elata and Palicourea tomentosa, whose red flowers are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
adj
- Sexually attractive or pleasing; gorgeous.
- Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.
- Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
- (especially mathematics) Evincing cleverness; surprising in its elegance or unconventionality (but of limited importance).
- Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
- Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)
- attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
- obviously contrived to charm
noun
noun
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
- something believed to bring good luck
- The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
- (particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
- (graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows) An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
verb
- induce into action by using one's charm
- attract; cause to be enamored
- control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
- protect through supernatural powers or charms
- (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
- To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
noun
noun
- alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
- A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
- (uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).
- (countable) An item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance.
- (slang, countable) A beautiful woman.
- (uncountable) Any excitement, appeal, or attractiveness associated with a person, place, or thing; that which makes something appealing.
- (uncountable) Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seem beauteous.
- Any artificial interest in, or association with, objects, or persons, through which they appear delusively magnified or glorified.
verb
noun
noun
- attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
- (countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”).
- (countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
- (uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
verb
noun
- An attractive or sexy person.
- The lips of a person known for kissing.
- A person who kisses or is said to kiss passionately.
- Either of two red mushrooms, Calostoma cinnabarina and Octospora humosa, whose red fruiting bodies are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
- A very good or exciting trumpet player.
- Either of two plants of the madder family, Palicourea elata and Palicourea tomentosa, whose red flowers are thought to resemble a pair of lips.
verb
noun
noun
verb
- be attractive to
- take a court case to a higher court for review
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- challenge (a decision)
- (transitive, historical) To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- (transitive, historical) To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
- (intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.
- (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- (transitive, historical) Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- (transitive, historical) Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
- (intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
- (transitive, originally US) To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
noun
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- earnest or urgent request
- request for a sum of money
- (cricket) The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.
- (rhetoric) a use of a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.
- (historical) At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).
- (historical) A summons to defend one's honour in a duel, or one's innocence in a trial by combat; a challenge.
- A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- (historical) A process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public; an accusation.
- (figuratively) A power to attract or interest.
- The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
- (figuratively) A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
- A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
- (historical) An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).
- An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
noun
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
- something believed to bring good luck
- The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
- (particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
- (graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows) An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
verb
- induce into action by using one's charm
- attract; cause to be enamored
- control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
- protect through supernatural powers or charms
- (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
- To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
verb
noun
verb
- be attractive to
- take a court case to a higher court for review
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- challenge (a decision)
- (transitive, historical) To accuse or charge (someone) with wrongdoing (especially treason).
- (transitive, historical) To summon (someone) to defend their honour in a duel, or their innocence in a trial by combat; to challenge.
- (intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.
- (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
- (transitive, historical) Of the accomplice of a felon: to make an accusation at common law against (the felon).
- (transitive, historical) Of a private person: to instituted legal proceedings (against another private person) for some heinous crime, demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered.
- (intransitive) To call upon someone for a favour, help, etc.
- (transitive, originally US) To apply to a superior court or judge to review and overturn (a decision or order by an inferior court or judge).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have recourse or resort to some physical means.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a fielding side; to ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that?" or "Howzat?".
noun
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- earnest or urgent request
- request for a sum of money
- (cricket) The act, by the fielding side, of asking an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.
- (rhetoric) a use of a principle or quality for purposes of persuasion.
- (historical) At common law, an accusation made against a felon by one of their accomplices (called an approver).
- (historical) A summons to defend one's honour in a duel, or one's innocence in a trial by combat; a challenge.
- A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- (historical) A process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offence against the public; an accusation.
- (figuratively) A power to attract or interest.
- The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued.
- (figuratively) A resort to some physical means; a recourse.
- A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
- (historical) An accusation or charge against someone for wrongdoing (especially treason).
- An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
verb
- be attractive to
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
- (transitive) To pull toward without touching.
- (transitive) To incur.
- (transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
verb
noun
adj
- attractively feminine
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
- very pleasing to the eye
- (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
- (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
- lacking exceptional quality or ability
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- free of clouds or rain
- not excessive or extreme
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear.
- (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no ball.
- Favorable, pleasant.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond and red hair.
- (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Just.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (baseball) Between the baselines.
- (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
noun
- a sale of miscellany; often for charity
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- gathering of producers to promote business
- a competitive exhibition of farm products
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
adv
verb
- join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
- (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- (intransitive, of weather) To become fair (favorable, not stormy).
- (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
adj
- Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
- That one likes very much.
- Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies.
- Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
- (of weather) highly enjoyable
- delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
noun
adj
noun
- (with "the") Russula vesca, an edible woodland mushroom.
- A tentative or brief, passing engagement with something.
- An act of flirting.
- Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person.
- A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
- (dialectal) A brief shower (of rain or snow).
- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
verb
- (transitive) To blurt out.
- (intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way.
- (intransitive) To experiment, or tentatively engage, with; to become involved in passing with.
- (intransitive) To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions.
- (transitive) To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- behave carelessly or indifferently
adj
noun
- (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
- (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- The act by which something is taken.
- (in the plural, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
- the act of someone who picks up or takes something
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Having sex appeal; attractive.
- (of a thing or concept) Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
- (rare) Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
- (mathematics) Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six.
- stimulating sexual desire
- marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
adj
noun
adv
intj
verb
adj
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
- Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- Alternative form of speciose (“rich in species”).
- plausible but false
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
adj
adj
noun
- A roughly-built hut or cabin.
- A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
- A rhythmic work song, traditionally sung by sailors or stevedores, functioning to set the pace for hauling, turning a capstan, loading, or other such activities.
- (Australia, New Zealand) An unlicensed pub.
- small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
verb
adj
- (figurative) Attention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
- Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- reflecting light
- (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
noun
adj
- Sexually attractive or pleasing; gorgeous.
- Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.
- Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
- (especially mathematics) Evincing cleverness; surprising in its elegance or unconventionality (but of limited importance).
- Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
- Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)
- attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
- obviously contrived to charm