Tuesday word: Winsome

Mar 19, 2024 23:46

Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024

Winsome (adjective)
win·some [win-suhm]

adjective
1. sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.

OTHER WORDS FROM WINSOME
win·some·ly, adverb
win·some·ness, noun
un·win·some, adjective

WORDS RELATED TO WINSOMEappealing, captivating, cute, delightful, engaging, absorbing, alluring, attractive, ( Read more... )

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turk_diddler March 22 2024, 21:09:06 UTC
It can suggest a lack of substance too, which isn't altogether well received by some...

In 1995, the dramatist Alan Bennett was reported as having cancelled an interview with a newspaper which had described him as ‘winsome’ with the words, ‘Winsome, lose some.’

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