winning
noun
the act of a person or thing that wins.
winningness
-
a word derived from
winning.
Example Sentences
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The price of winningness can be losing; and that, in this scary time, is enough to break the heart of hope.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2010
Those who insist on charm, on winningness in style, on subtle harmonies and exquisite suggestion, are disappointed in Burke; they even find him stiff and over-coloured.
From Burke by John Morley
For the beauty, the poetry, the winningness ofPg 254 Catholic worship and Catholic life Arnold had the keenest admiration.
From Matthew Arnold by George William Erskine Russell
Elfrida widened her eyes again and smiled with a vague impersonal winningness.
From A Daughter of To-Day by Sara Jeannette Duncan
Hers was the exquisite grace of face and feature and winningness of manner which attracts, retains and is never to be forgotten.
From The Cross of Berny by Florence Fendall
