Definition for Kittenish:

• Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition.

Synonyms for Kittenish:

• adj.

  •coquettish (adjective)
  • flirting.
  •coy (adjective)
  • diffident,
  • reserved,
  • skittish,
  • bashful,
  • prudish,
  • shrinking,
  • backward,
  • shy,
  • kittenish,
  • retiring,
  • blushing,
  • humble,
  • timid,
  • self-effacing,
  • demure,
  • evasive.
  •flirty (adjective)
  • amorous,
  • Dallying.
  •frisky (adjective)
  • high-spirited,
  • rollicking,
  • Romping,
  • antic,
  • playful,
  • zippy,
  • active,
  • Gamesome,
  • peppy,
  • spirited,
  • bouncy,
  • lively,
  • full of beans,
  • wicked,
  • dashing,
  • jumpy.
  •frolicsome (adjective)
  • happy,
  • fun,
  • jocular,
  • sprightly,
  • gay,
  • merry,
  • gleeful,
  • roguish,
  • jovial.
  •sporting (adjective)
  • game,
  • gentlemanly,
  • square shooting,
  • generous,
  • sportsmanly,
  • reasonable,
  • sportsmanlike,
  • devil-may-care,
  • wild,
  • square,
  • fair,
  • considerate,
  • straight shooting,
  • square dealing.
  •waggish (adjective)
  • comical,
  • blithe,
  • joyous,
  • mirthful,
  • amusing,
  • whimsical,
  • humorous,
  • jesting,
  • jolly,
  • witty,
  • lighthearted,
  • teasing,
  • cheerful,
  • funny,
  • bubbly,
  • jocund,
  • clowning,
  • snappy,
  • joking.

• n.

  •playful (noun)
  • jaunty,
  • mischievous,
  • flirtatious.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • coltish,
  • coquettish,
  • coy,
  • frisky,
  • frolicsome,
  • in high spirits,
  • overmodest,
  • prankish,
  • sporting,
  • unassertive,
  • waggish,
  • zesty,
  • flirty,
  • feeling one's oats,
  • larkish,
  • over-modest,
  • rabbity.

Antonyms for Kittenish:

• adj.

  • coy
    impudent, unshy, aggressive, immodest, forward.
  • frisky
    down, lifeless, depressed.
  • frolicsome
    serious, staid.
  • kittenish
    stiff, unplayful, lethargic.
  • sporting
    unsporting.
  • Other antonyms:
    sober.

Kittenish Sentence Examples:

• The fighting blood in Alec made him resolve to change that adjective to " kittenish" before he had ridden her many times.

• A little kitten came up out of the garden and said something kittenish to me, and then I heard a muffled step within.