winsome

[ win-suhm ]
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adjective
  1. sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.

Origin of winsome

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English winsom, Old English wynsum, equivalent to wyn(n) “joy” (see wish) + -sum -some1

Other words from winsome

  • win·some·ly, adverb
  • win·some·ness, noun
  • un·win·some, adjective

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winsome

/ (ˈwɪnsəm) /


adjective
  1. charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile

Origin of winsome

1
Old English wynsum, from wynn joy (related to Old High German wunnia, German Wonne) + -sum -some 1

Derived forms of winsome

  • winsomely, adverb
  • winsomeness, noun

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