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winsome

[ win-suhm ]

adjective

  1. sweetly or innocently charming; winning; win; winning; engaging:

    a winsome smile.



winsome

/ ˈwɪnsəm /

adjective

  1. charming; winning; engaging

    a winsome smile

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈwinsomeness, noun
  • ˈwinsomely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • winsome·ly adverb
  • winsome·ness noun
  • un·winsome adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of winsome1

First recorded before 900; Middle English winsom, Old English wynsum, equivalent to wyn(n) “joy” ( wish ) + -sum -some 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of winsome1

Old English wynsum, from wynn joy (related to Old High German wunnia, German Wonne ) + -sum -some 1
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Example Sentences

He takes care with place-setting, utilizing contemporary country tunes and a winsome lens on good old Americana.

Eden is a complicated mix of independence — she runs her own seemingly thriving business — and winsome but deep-seated neediness.

And, for contrast, we get Rodin’s winsome portrait of Claudel, the lowered gaze of her intensely alert but ethereal head emerging from a hefty block of chiseled white marble.

The young actors are winsome but inexperienced, too often forced to wrangle improbably precocious turns of phrase.

In Gershwin’s original, as well as countless covers, it has a winsome, beautiful lullaby quality.

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