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disarming

[ dis-ahr-ming ]

/ dɪsˈɑr mɪŋ /

adjective

removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.

Origin of disarming

First recorded in 1540–50; disarm + -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR disarming

winning, engaging, winsome.

OTHER WORDS FROM disarming

dis·arm·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby disarming

disapprobation, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarmament, disarming, disarrange, disarray, disarticulate, disarticulation, disassemble

Example sentences from the Web for disarmingly

The conversation is intense, but always friendly—Bartiromo is disarmingly polite in person.

He Bullies Kids and Calls It News |Brandy Zadrozny |June 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Their phones do work, and are operated by a disarmingly well-mannered host or hostess.

Inside London’s Hottest Celebrity Haunt—But How Long Will Chiltern Firehouse Burn? |Lizzie Crocker |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Michel's newspaper colleagues remember him as a disarmingly friendly, slightly nerdy, not especially conservative.

Bush's Ghostwriter |Bryan Curtis |March 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Instead, this delightful, disarmingly genuine woman climbed up on that stage and turned the world into her cheerleader.

Deadly Good Looks? |Marcia Clark |April 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Indeed, the glance which met his own seemed to Orme to be disarmingly good-natured.

The Girl and The Bill |Bannister Merwin
Mrs. Richards met this information with a disarmingly bland smile.

The Blood Red Dawn |Charles Caldwell Dobie
Hesitating there, hat in hand, his manners were disarmingly frank.

The Little Red Chimney |Mary Finley Leonard
Mr. Mix allowed his mouth to widen in a smile which was disarmingly benevolent.

Rope |Holworthy Hall
Even so, the relation between the soul and the gland was absolutely unintelligible, as Descartes disarmingly confessed.

Theodicy |G. W. Leibniz

British Dictionary definitions for disarmingly

disarming

/ (dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ) /

adjective

tending to neutralize or counteract hostility, suspicion, etc

Derived forms of disarming

disarmingly, adverb