disarming en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Charming; likely to put one at ease.
Foremost in her arsenal is that smile – so enormous and so absurdly disarming that someone should have worked out a way to harness its power into international conflict resolution.
2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – 'I might actually go to hell for this ...': Julia Roberts reveals why her violent, Oscar-nominated performance in August: Osage County made her feel 'like a terrible person' [print version: 'I might actually go to hell for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):a disarming smile
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most disarming | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more disarming | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (5)
nl ontwapenend (charming; likely to put one at one's ease) · nn avvæpnande (charming; likely to put one at one's ease) · da afvæbnende (charming; likely to put one at one's ease) · nb avvæpnende (charming; likely to put one at one's ease) · de entwaffnend (charming; likely to put one at one's ease)