disarming
disarming adjective: charming; likely to put one at ease. Also the present participle and gerund of disarm.
Adjective
disarming (comparative more disarming, superlative most disarming)
- Charming; likely to put one at ease.
- a disarming smile
- 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...
Also used as
disarming is also the present participle and gerund of disarm.
Examples of disarming in a sentence
- With disarming frankness, he admitted his mistakes.
- His moon-eyed gaze was disarming and mysterious.
- Hence SLCM's do not fit easily into either a disarming first strike or a retaliatory category.
Forms of disarming
| comparative | more disarming |
|---|---|
| superlative | most disarming |
Words formed from disarming
Questions about disarming
- What does disarming mean?
- Disarming means charming; likely to put one at ease.
- What part of speech is disarming?
- Disarming is an adjective.
Words near disarming in the dictionary
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