Winsome Definition

wĭnsəm
adjective
Attractive in a sweet, engaging way; charming.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Winsome

  • From Middle English, from Old English wynsum (“winsome, pleasant, joyful, merry"), from Proto-Germanic *wunisamaz (“joyful"), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire"), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenǝ- (“to wish, love"), equivalent to winne +"Ž -some. Cognate with Scots winsome, wunsome (“charming, comely, pleasing"), Middle High German wunnesam (“winsome, joyful, delightful"), Old English wynn (“joy, rapture, pleasure, delight"), German Wonne (“bliss, delight, joy"). More at winne, winly.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English winsum from Old English wynsum from wynn joy wen-1 in Indo-European roots -sum characterized by –some1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Winsome Sentence Examples

  • This English Rose is a winsome English gentlewoman, resident in Ireland, who wins th heart of the Irish hero.

  • Cardhu 's winsome personality and " good taste ", however, will make things right in short order after the proper introduction.

  • Szpilman is a tall, handsome, winsome man revered for his piano performances on public radio.

  • But you probably would n't imagine the chip on the their shoulder beneath their winsome charm.

  • Mary Gawthorpe was a Yorkshire girl, very tiny, with a winsome face sparkling with animation, and with laughing, golden eyes.

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Words Starting With

WWIWIN

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EMEOME

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Words Starting With W and Ending With E

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