- winsome win·some adj
- ['wɪnsəm]
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winsome win·some adj
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winsome — win•some [[t]ˈwɪn səm[/t]] adj. cvb sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE wynsum=wyn joy (see wynn) + sum some I win′some•ly, adv. win′some•ness, n … From formal English to slang
winsome — win|some [ˈwınsəm] adj literary [: Old English; Origin: wynsum, from wynn great happiness ] behaving in a pleasant and attractive way ▪ a winsome smile … Dictionary of contemporary English
winsome — (adj.) O.E. wynsum agreeable, pleasant, from wynn pleasure, delight (Cf. Ger. Wonne joy, delight; see WIN (Cf. win)) + sum some. Apparently surviving only in northern English dialect for 400 years until revived 18c. by Hamilton, Burns, and other… … Etymology dictionary
winsomeness — win·some (wĭn’səm) adj. ▸ Charming, often in a childlike or naive way. ╂ [Middle English winsum, from Old English wynsum : from wynn, joy; see wen 1 + sum, characterized by; see SOME(Cf. ↑ some)1.] win’some·ly adv. win’some·ness n … Word Histories
