gamine
Impish young woman
A gamine is a girl or young woman with a slim, boyish appearance and an impish or mischievous charm.
The word often describes a particular look in fashion and film—short hair, delicate features, elfin quality: Audrey Hepburn perfected the gamine aesthetic.
As an adjective, gamine describes this style: her gamine haircut, a gamine figure.
- TwiggyIconic 1960s British model
- boyishResembling a young lad
- cropped hairVery short hairstyle
- androgynousNeither distinctly male nor female
mod · ingénue · tomboy · chic · understated · elegant · minimalist · ballet flats
Tiny magical troublemaker
- spriteTiny magical creature
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
- feyEerily whimsical, sprite-like
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
petite · dainty · waiflike · sylphlike · impish · whimsical · ethereal · fairylike
Audrey Hepburn
- TwiggyIconic 1960s British model
- boyishResembling a young lad
- cropped hairVery short hairstyle
androgynous · mod · ingénue · tomboy · chic · understated · elegant · minimalist · ballet flats · Parisian
pixie
Tiny magical troublemaker
delicate · petite · dainty · waiflike · sylphlike · impish · whimsical · ethereal · fairylike · gossamer
waifish
Thin and forlorn-looking
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- forlornSad and abandoned
neglected · abandoned · orphaned · stray · lost · helpless · homeless · ragamuffin · urchin · streetwise
playful
Inclined toward fun
saucy · coy · arch · flirtatious · teasing · witty · jaunty · sly · frisky · lively