disarming
adjective
[ dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ ]
• (of manner or behaviour) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm.
• "he gave her a disarming smile"
Similar:
winning,
charming,
likeable,
enchanting,
beguiling,
persuasive,
irresistible,
conciliatory,
mollifying,
placating,
pacifying,
propitiating,
disarm
verb
• take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country).
• "guerrillas had completely disarmed their forces"
• allay the hostility or suspicions of.
• "his tact and political skills will disarm critics"
Similar:
win over,
charm,
undermine someone's resistance,
sweeten,
persuade,
convert,
mollify,
appease,
placate,
pacify,
conciliate,
humour,
propitiate,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French desarmer .
