kittenish
Like a kitten
Kittenish describes playfully flirtatious or coy behavior, especially in women.
The word evokes a kitten's frisky, attention-seeking antics—batting, pouncing, coquettish glances: She gave him a kittenish smile.
The term can carry a faintly dismissive edge, suggesting the behavior is calculated or juvenile.
Inclined to merriment
- friskyLively and playful
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
- pouncingLeaping to attack
- prancingShowy high-stepping movement
gamboling · frolicking · cavorting · scampering · impish · mischievous · antic · sportive
Playfully alluring in manner
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- flirtyPlayfully romantic in manner
- coyAffectedly modest
- alluringPowerfully appealing
seductive · provocative · enticing · saucy · cheeky · beguiling · tantalizing · minx
frolicsome
Inclined to merriment
prancing · gamboling · frolicking · cavorting · scampering · impish · mischievous · antic · sportive · sprightly
coquettish
Playfully alluring in manner
alluring · seductive · provocative · enticing · saucy · cheeky · beguiling · tantalizing · minx · vixen
adorable
Extremely endearing
precious · darling · dainty · winsome · sweet · appealing · cherubic · fetching · delightful · snuggly
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
ingenuous · unsophisticated · unworldly · trusting · pure · unaffected · wholesome · simple · wide-eyed · credulous
- animal-likeapish, apelike, avian, beastly, birdlike
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- upbeatcheerful, lighthearted, peppy, lively, animated
- charmingcharming, appealing, delightful, lovely, pleasant
kittenishdirect
Undeviating or to guide
forthright · straightforward · blunt · matter-of-fact · businesslike
kitten, kitty, kittens, kitty-cat, catkin, kittenhood, kittenlike