kittenish


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kit·ten·ish

 (kĭt′n-ĭsh)
adj.
Playfully coy and frisky.
kit′ten·ish·ly adv.
kit′ten·ish·ness n.
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kittenish

(ˈkɪtənɪʃ)
adj
1. like a kitten; lively
2. (of a woman) flirtatious, esp coyly flirtatious
ˈkittenishly adv
ˈkittenishness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

kit•ten•ish

(ˈkɪt n ɪʃ)

adj.
1. coyly playful.
2. like or in the manner of a kitten.
[1745–55]
kit′ten•ish•ly, adv.
kit′ten•ish•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.kittenish - playful like a lively kitten
frisky
playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"
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kittenish

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
لَعوب
legesyg
fjörugur

kittenish

[ˈkɪtənɪʃ] ADJ (fig) → picaruelo, coquetón, retozón
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

kittenish

adj → verspielt; (fig) woman → kokett
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

kittenish

[ˈkɪt/ənɪʃ] adj → da gattina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

kitten

(ˈkitn) noun
a young cat. The cat had five kittens last week.
ˈkittenish adjective
playful.
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