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[ win-suhm ] / ˈwɪn səm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR winsome ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile. Origin of winsomeFirst recorded before 900; Middle English winsom, Old English wynsum, equivalent to wyn(n) “joy” (see wish) + -sum -some1 OTHER WORDS FROM winsomewin·some·ly, adverbwin·some·ness, nounun·win·some, adjectiveWords nearby winsomewin on points, win out, win over, Winslet, Winslow, winsome, win some, lose some, Winsor, Winstanley, Winston, Winston-Salem Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for winsomeWith 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|DAILY BEAST Winsome 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|DAILY BEAST So most certainly was the bold, pert little widow who rolled her eyes and put on winsome airs. A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould The stories are the windows that Dr. Goss opens upon the practical themes that brighten every page of this winsome book. What a Young Woman Ought to Know|Mary Wood-Allen
The artist, we see, painted the mother as beautiful and the child as winsome as he could well imagine them. Titian; a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter|Estelle Hurll By winsome dame full many / therefor must bitter tear be shed. The Nibelungenlied|Unknown "I am going to leave you to the undisturbed enjoyment of your feast," she said, in her most winsome manner.
British Dictionary definitions for winsome
adjectivecharming; winning; engaginga winsome smile Derived forms of winsomewinsomely, adverbwinsomeness, nounWord Origin for winsomeOld English wynsum, from wynn joy (related to Old High German wunnia, German Wonne) + -sum -some 1 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 Words related to winsomeengaging, cute, delightful, appealing, captivating, absorbing, alluring, attractive, charismatic, dainty, delicate, desirable, elegant, eye-catching, fascinating, glamorous, inviting, irresistible, lovable, pleasant |