minxes
Playful teasing women
Minxes is the plural of minx, a word for a girl or young woman who is playful, flirtatious, or mischievous in a way that may be attractive but also slightly exasperating.
The term carries connotations of cunning or boldness, sometimes with sexual undertones.
It is old-fashioned and appears most often in period fiction or when someone wants to sound quaint or teasing: Those minxes talked their way into the party without invitations.
Playfully alluring in manner
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- enticingPowerfully attractive
flirty · saucy · coquetry · charm · beguiling · tantalizing · captivating · enchanting
Playfully mischievous in manner
- saucyBoldly disrespectful, often playfully
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- naughtyMildly disobedient
- roguishMischievously charming
playful · spirited · prankish · teasing · troublemaker · trickster · rascal · scamp
Cleverly deceptive
artful · clever · shrewd · calculating · devious · guileful · manipulative · conniving
coquettish
Playfully alluring in manner
enticing · flirty · saucy · coquetry · charm · beguiling · tantalizing · captivating · enchanting · tempting
impish
Playfully mischievous in manner
roguish · playful · spirited · prankish · teasing · troublemaker · trickster · rascal · scamp · devilish
sly
Cleverly deceptive
scheming · artful · clever · shrewd · calculating · devious · guileful · manipulative · conniving · subtle
vivacious
Attractively energetic and enthusiastic
audacious · brazen · sassy · plucky · lively · high-spirited · fiery · zestful · animated · effervescent
minxeswallflowers
Timid party attendees
shrinking violets · introverts · mouse · mice · recluses
minxesprudes
Overly modest people
ingenues · innocents · virgins · ice queens · cold fish
minxesladies
Women, respectfully addressed
gentlewomen · saints · angels · goody two-shoes · church ladies