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winsome

[ win-suhm ]

adjective

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

    a winsome smile.



winsome

/ ˈ·Éɪ²Ô²õÉ™³¾ /

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

  • ˈ·É¾±²Ô²õ´Ç³¾±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ·É¾±²Ô²õ´Ç³¾±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É¾±²Ôs´Ç³¾±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ·É¾±²Ôs´Ç³¾±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô··É¾±²Ôs´Ç³¾±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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He takes care with place-setting, utilizing contemporary country tunes and a winsome lens on good old Americana.

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

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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.

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

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

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