winsomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪns(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈwɪnsəm/

Forms: Old English, Middle English wynsum, Middle English wunsum, winsum, wonsom, winsom, wonsum; 1600s–1800s northern dialect wunsome, 1700s– (in 1700s only Scottish) winsome.

Etymology: Old English wynsum = Old Saxon wunsam , Old High German wunnisam (Middle High German wun(ne)sam ), < wyn(n win n.² + -sum -some suffix¹. Sense 3 came into the literary language from northern dialects.

I. Old English and Middle English senses.

†1. Pleasant, delightful, agreeable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

winsomea900

sweetc900

likingeOE

i-quemec950

lieflyOE

winlyOE

hereOE

thankfulc1000

merryOE

queemc1175

beina1200

willea1200

leesomec1200

savouryc1225

estea1250

i-wilc1275

winc1275

welcomea1300

doucea1350

well-pleasingc1350

acceptablea1382

pleasablea1382

pleasanta1382

pleaseda1382

acceptedc1384

amiablec1384

well-likinga1387

queemfulc1390

flattering1393

pleasinga1398

well-queeminga1400

comelyc1400

farrandc1400

greable1401

goodlyc1405

amicable?a1425

placablec1429

amene1433

winful1438

listyc1440

dulcet1445

agreeablec1450

favourousc1485

sweetly?a1500

pleasureful?c1502

dulcea1513

grate1523

prettya1529

plausible1541

jolly1549

dulcoratec1550

toothsome1551

pleasurable1557

tickling1558

suavec1560

amenous1567

odoriferous?1575

perfumed1580

glada1586

tickle1593

pleasurous1595

favoursome1601

dulcean1606

gratifying1611

Hyblaean1614

gratulatea1616

arrident1616

solacefula1618

pleasantable1619

placid1628

contentsome1632

sapid1640

canny1643

gustful1647

peramene1657

pergrateful1657

tastefula1659

complacent1660

placentiousa1661

gratifactorya1665

bland1667

suavious1669

palatable1683

placent1683

complaisant1710

nice1747

tasty1796

sweetsome1799

titbit1820

connate1836

cunning1843

mooi1850

gemütlich1852

sympathique1859

congenial1878

sympathetic1900

sipid1908

onkus1910

sympathisch1911

a900 Old Eng. Martyrol. 3 May Þær com upp of þære eorðan wynsumes stences rec.

OE Phoenix 13 Þæt is wynsum wong, wealdas grene, rume under roderum.

OE Beowulf 612 Ðær wæs hæleþa hleahtor, hlyn swynsode, word wæron wynsume.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 35 Hit walð me þunchen þet softeste beð, and þet wunsemeste þet ic efre ibad.

a1225 Juliana 70 Hit colede anan ant warð hire as wunsum as euer eni wlech weter.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 595 He makede bi þon weofede a swiðe wunsum [c1300 Otho wonsom] fur.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 5792 A wonsun [sic] thede, A land rinnand bath honi and milk.

†2. Kindly, gracious; merciful. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious

holdc893

winsomec900

goodlyOE

esteOE

menskful?c1225

courteousc1290

besekandlika1300

buxom1362

graciousa1375

queemfulc1390

nighsomea1400

gainlyc1400

favourablec1503

handsome1528

suave?1553

boona1612

benedictive1660

sneerless1884

c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) v. xxii. 472 He wæs se swetesta lareow & se wynsumesta [L. suavissimus].

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 78 Feier wes þe wimmon & wunsum hire monnen.

a1300 E.E. Psalter ci[i]. 3 Þat winsom es to alle þine wickenesses.

II. Modern senses.

3. Pleasing or attractive in appearance, handsome, comely; of attractive nature or disposition, of winning character or manners.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

seemlya1225

featous1340

jolly?a1366

tretis?a1366

comelya1375

covenablea1375

well-beseenc1374

favourablea1398

farrandc1400

personable?1435

well-favoureda1438

covenantc1440

likelyc1450

trety?c1450

tret1488

decore?a1513

jimp?a1513

wally?a1513

smotter?1520

snout-fair1530

well-looking1613

comely-looking1648

personal1658

comely-looked1664

winsome1677

tidy1714

good-looking1715

well to be seen1809

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner

sweetc825

soota1250

coutha1375

pleasantc1387

gallant?a1513

plausible1577

plausive1595

placentiousa1661

winsome1677

genial1746

clever1758

nice1830

decent1902

1677 W. Nicolson Gloss. Cumbrian Dial. in Trans. Royal Soc. Lit. (1870) 9 322 Wunsome, neat, pleasant.

1748 W. Hamilton Braes of Yarrow in Poems 46 Busk ye, busk ye, my bony bony bride, Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome marrow.

1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) 658 She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a lo'esome wee thing.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor i, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 6 If the young folk liked ane anither, they wad make a winsome couple.

1833 H. Coleridge Poems, Sonn. viii The rugged root that bare the winsome flower Is weak and wither'd.

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons II. iv. viii. 127 I know thou art fair and winsome.

1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens I. v. vi. 276 Henry broke into his winsome laugh.

1889 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne xix She looked very winsome in her plain black dress.

4. Cheerful, joyous, gay. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective]

blithe971

gladOE

blithemod1065

jollya1350

well begonea1425

well-cheered1435

hearty1440

cheery1448

cheerfula1477

chereful1486

unsweera1500

cheerly1565

riant1567

hilaire1575

light-spirited1581

undistempered1589

comfortablea1593

well-humoured1600

good-humoured1604

rident1609

hoddy1664

chicket1682

mellow1711

blithesome1724

in spirits1747

winsome1787

hilarious1823

resilient1830

blithe-hearted1848

cheero1903

bucked1907

cheerio1918

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Wunsome, smart, trimly dressed, lively, joyous. N.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Winsome, wunsome, lively, cheerful, gay.

Derivatives

ˈwinsomely adv. in senses 3, 4. (Old English wynsumlíce did not survive.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adverb]

likinglya1387

graciouslyc1400

prettilyc1450

alluringly1561

gracefully1583

attractively1604

takingly1607

charmingly1611

enchantinglya1616

winningly1663

engagingly1694

winsomely17..

enticingly1720

attractingly1753

prepossessingly1794

sweetly1840

temptingly1878

fetchingly1889

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb]

fairlyOE

comelyOE

hendly?c1225

goodlyc1275

seemlya1325

sweet1338

quaintly1340

properlyc1390

well?a1400

comelilyc1400

seemlilyc1400

jollilyc1426

formally1548

handsomely1560

sightly1592

handsome1600

winsomely17..

nicely1714

in one's best (also worst) looks1816

presentably1848

17.. Jock o the Side xxv, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1889) III. vi. 480 O Jock, sae winsomely's ye ride, Wi baith your feet upo ae side!

1883 I. L. Bishop in Leisure Hour 83/1 Who came forward and most winsomely shook hands with us.

ˈwinsomeness n. in senses 3, 4. (Old English wynsumnes did not survive.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun]

drawingc1300

favourc1300

gracea1382

graciousnessa1425

likingnessc1450

allurement1548

allurance1574

seemliness1577

gracefulnessa1586

blandishment1594

attractiveness1622

takingness1652

engagingness1727

winningness1727

temptingness1802

cuteness1807

attachingness1808

winsomeness1825

beaux yeux1828

prepossessingness1876

enchantingness1879

aegyo1997

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Winsomelie, in a cheerful and engaging way. Winsomeness, cheerfulness and engaging sweetness.

1875 Mrs. Randolph Wild Hyacinth i She could not have been called beautiful, but there was a winsomeness in Hyacinth Ettrick's face that rendered criticism a hard and ungracious task.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	winsome
释义	winsomeadj. Brit. /ˈwɪns(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈwɪnsəm/ Forms: Old English, Middle English wynsum, Middle English wunsum, winsum, wonsom, winsom, wonsum; 1600s–1800s northern dialect wunsome, 1700s– (in 1700s only Scottish) winsome. Etymology: Old English wynsum = Old Saxon wunsam , Old High German wunnisam (Middle High German wun(ne)sam ), < wyn(n win n.² + -sum -some suffix¹. Sense 3 came into the literary language from northern dialects. I. Old English and Middle English senses. †1. Pleasant, delightful, agreeable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] winsomea900 sweetc900 likingeOE i-quemec950 lieflyOE winlyOE hereOE thankfulc1000 merryOE queemc1175 beina1200 willea1200 leesomec1200 savouryc1225 estea1250 i-wilc1275 winc1275 welcomea1300 doucea1350 well-pleasingc1350 acceptablea1382 pleasablea1382 pleasanta1382 pleaseda1382 acceptedc1384 amiablec1384 well-likinga1387 queemfulc1390 flattering1393 pleasinga1398 well-queeminga1400 comelyc1400 farrandc1400 greable1401 goodlyc1405 amicable?a1425 placablec1429 amene1433 winful1438 listyc1440 dulcet1445 agreeablec1450 favourousc1485 sweetly?a1500 pleasureful?c1502 dulcea1513 grate1523 prettya1529 plausible1541 jolly1549 dulcoratec1550 toothsome1551 pleasurable1557 tickling1558 suavec1560 amenous1567 odoriferous?1575 perfumed1580 glada1586 tickle1593 pleasurous1595 favoursome1601 dulcean1606 gratifying1611 Hyblaean1614 gratulatea1616 arrident1616 solacefula1618 pleasantable1619 placid1628 contentsome1632 sapid1640 canny1643 gustful1647 peramene1657 pergrateful1657 tastefula1659 complacent1660 placentiousa1661 gratifactorya1665 bland1667 suavious1669 palatable1683 placent1683 complaisant1710 nice1747 tasty1796 sweetsome1799 titbit1820 connate1836 cunning1843 mooi1850 gemütlich1852 sympathique1859 congenial1878 sympathetic1900 sipid1908 onkus1910 sympathisch1911 a900 Old Eng. Martyrol. 3 May Þær com upp of þære eorðan wynsumes stences rec. OE Phoenix 13 Þæt is wynsum wong, wealdas grene, rume under roderum. OE Beowulf 612 Ðær wæs hæleþa hleahtor, hlyn swynsode, word wæron wynsume. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 35 Hit walð me þunchen þet softeste beð, and þet wunsemeste þet ic efre ibad. a1225 Juliana 70 Hit colede anan ant warð hire as wunsum as euer eni wlech weter. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 595 He makede bi þon weofede a swiðe wunsum [c1300 Otho wonsom] fur. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 5792 A wonsun [sic] thede, A land rinnand bath honi and milk. †2. Kindly, gracious; merciful. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious holdc893 winsomec900 goodlyOE esteOE menskful?c1225 courteousc1290 besekandlika1300 buxom1362 graciousa1375 queemfulc1390 nighsomea1400 gainlyc1400 favourablec1503 handsome1528 suave?1553 boona1612 benedictive1660 sneerless1884 c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) v. xxii. 472 He wæs se swetesta lareow & se wynsumesta [L. suavissimus]. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 78 Feier wes þe wimmon & wunsum hire monnen. a1300 E.E. Psalter ci[i]. 3 Þat winsom es to alle þine wickenesses. II. Modern senses. 3. Pleasing or attractive in appearance, handsome, comely; of attractive nature or disposition, of winning character or manners. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE seemlya1225 featous1340 jolly?a1366 tretis?a1366 comelya1375 covenablea1375 well-beseenc1374 favourablea1398 farrandc1400 personable?1435 well-favoureda1438 covenantc1440 likelyc1450 trety?c1450 tret1488 decore?a1513 jimp?a1513 wally?a1513 smotter?1520 snout-fair1530 well-looking1613 comely-looking1648 personal1658 comely-looked1664 winsome1677 tidy1714 good-looking1715 well to be seen1809 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner sweetc825 soota1250 coutha1375 pleasantc1387 gallant?a1513 plausible1577 plausive1595 placentiousa1661 winsome1677 genial1746 clever1758 nice1830 decent1902 1677 W. Nicolson Gloss. Cumbrian Dial. in Trans. Royal Soc. Lit. (1870) 9 322 Wunsome, neat, pleasant. 1748 W. Hamilton Braes of Yarrow in Poems 46 Busk ye, busk ye, my bony bony bride, Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome marrow. 1792 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) 658 She is a winsome wee thing, She is a handsome wee thing, She is a lo'esome wee thing. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor i, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 6 If the young folk liked ane anither, they wad make a winsome couple. 1833 H. Coleridge Poems, Sonn. viii The rugged root that bare the winsome flower Is weak and wither'd. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons II. iv. viii. 127 I know thou art fair and winsome. 1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens I. v. vi. 276 Henry broke into his winsome laugh. 1889 R. Buchanan Heir of Linne xix She looked very winsome in her plain black dress. 4. Cheerful, joyous, gay. dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] blithe971 gladOE blithemod1065 jollya1350 well begonea1425 well-cheered1435 hearty1440 cheery1448 cheerfula1477 chereful1486 unsweera1500 cheerly1565 riant1567 hilaire1575 light-spirited1581 undistempered1589 comfortablea1593 well-humoured1600 good-humoured1604 rident1609 hoddy1664 chicket1682 mellow1711 blithesome1724 in spirits1747 winsome1787 hilarious1823 resilient1830 blithe-hearted1848 cheero1903 bucked1907 cheerio1918 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Wunsome, smart, trimly dressed, lively, joyous. N. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Winsome, wunsome, lively, cheerful, gay. Derivatives ˈwinsomely adv. in senses 3, 4. (Old English wynsumlíce did not survive.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adverb] likinglya1387 graciouslyc1400 prettilyc1450 alluringly1561 gracefully1583 attractively1604 takingly1607 charmingly1611 enchantinglya1616 winningly1663 engagingly1694 winsomely17.. enticingly1720 attractingly1753 prepossessingly1794 sweetly1840 temptingly1878 fetchingly1889 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb] fairlyOE comelyOE hendly?c1225 goodlyc1275 seemlya1325 sweet1338 quaintly1340 properlyc1390 well?a1400 comelilyc1400 seemlilyc1400 jollilyc1426 formally1548 handsomely1560 sightly1592 handsome1600 winsomely17.. nicely1714 in one's best (also worst) looks1816 presentably1848 17.. Jock o the Side xxv, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1889) III. vi. 480 O Jock, sae winsomely's ye ride, Wi baith your feet upo ae side! 1883 I. L. Bishop in Leisure Hour 83/1 Who came forward and most winsomely shook hands with us. ˈwinsomeness n. in senses 3, 4. (Old English wynsumnes did not survive.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] drawingc1300 favourc1300 gracea1382 graciousnessa1425 likingnessc1450 allurement1548 allurance1574 seemliness1577 gracefulnessa1586 blandishment1594 attractiveness1622 takingness1652 engagingness1727 winningness1727 temptingness1802 cuteness1807 attachingness1808 winsomeness1825 beaux yeux1828 prepossessingness1876 enchantingness1879 aegyo1997 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Winsomelie, in a cheerful and engaging way. Winsomeness, cheerfulness and engaging sweetness. 1875 Mrs. Randolph Wild Hyacinth i She could not have been called beautiful, but there was a winsomeness in Hyacinth Ettrick's face that rendered criticism a hard and ungracious task. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a900
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