winsome
sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.
Origin of winsome
1Other words from winsome
- win·some·ly, adverb
- win·some·ness, noun
- un·win·some, adjective
Words Nearby winsome
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How to use winsome in a sentence
However, if the public allows Mulaney to reinvent himself, to have a significant say in the next iteration of his collectively constructed public persona, it probably won’t be as a winsome newborn babe in the woods.
Hopeful and winsome, it’s a deceptively simple show, but one that’s leading a conversation about how and under what conditions outsiders are able to speak for themselves.
The search for love lands the protagonists of two new winsome comedies in some unlikely pockets of London.
Rom-com ‘Starstruck’ and coming-of-age comedy ‘We Are Lady Parts’ are this month’s hidden TV gems | Inkoo Kang | June 16, 2021 | Washington PostThis woman, the story’s chief human character—there’s also a marvelous, winsome canine—is played by Tilda Swinton, who molds the text into an invisible yet tactile sculpture, a shape in the air that speaks of wordless insecurities and fears.
John Burningham’s winsome illustrations have never looked so winsome.
Why read what everyone else is reading? A guide to this season’s hidden gems. | Michael Dirda | December 2, 2020 | Washington Post
With her open Midwestern face and winsome smile, it was easy for her to get into conversations.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story | Jacob Siegel | March 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTwinsome is what the GOP is scrambling for these days, and on that Rubio delivered.
Marco Rubio Winsome in Response to Obama, Rand Paul Mostly Feisty | Michelle Cottle | February 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe looked less nervous than Rubio, but also far less winsome.
Marco Rubio Winsome in Response to Obama, Rand Paul Mostly Feisty | Michelle Cottle | February 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen she showed up in the pages of newspapers across the country this week, she looked utterly winsome and holy.
Kateri Tekakwitha: First Indigenous Saint's Story | Bill Donahue | December 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTSomewhere, way down in the depths of her soul, there was a little hurt as the winsome pair sped along the far dim road.
Maid Sally | Harriet A. CheeverAnd beside her winsome face I saw, in my mind's eye, the Princess's, too—but only for an instant.
The Colonel of the Red Huzzars | John Reed ScottMarjorie pushed the little coach, while Gladys danced alongside, talking to the winsome baby.
Marjorie's Busy Days | Carolyn Wells"winsome indeed," replied Beladon, pointing upward to where the queen sat in state on the wall amidst her people.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-MelvilleAnd it is in their friendship—in their kind and tender words and courteous deeds, and winsome ways, that I most truly live.
British Dictionary definitions for winsome
/ (ˈwɪnsəm) /
charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile
Origin of winsome
1Derived forms of winsome
- winsomely, adverb
- winsomeness, noun
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