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winning

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win·ning  (wnng)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the act of winning: drew the winning number in the lottery.
b. Successful; victorious: the winning entry; the winning team.
2. Attractive; charming: a winning personality; a winning smile.
n.
1. The act of one that wins; victory.
2. Something won, especially money. Often used in the plural.
3. A section of a mine that has been recently prepared or opened for working.

winning·ly adv.
winning·ness n.

winning
Adjective
1. gaining victory: the winning side
2. charming or attractive: her winning smiles
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.winning - succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"
success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
Adj.1.winningwinning - having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
2.winning - very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"

winning
adjective 1. victorious, first, top, successful, unbeaten, conquering, triumphant, undefeated, vanquishing, top-scoring, unvanquished
Translations
Spanish winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj [team] → ganador(a); [goal] → decisivo (= charming); encantador(a)
French winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj [team] → gagnant(e); [goal] → décisif/ive (= charming); charmeur/euse
German winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj [team, entry] → siegreich; [shot, goal] → entscheidend; [smile] → einnehmend see also winnings
Italian winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj [team] → vincente; [goal] → decisivo/a (= charming); affascinante see also winnings

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For instance, a gentleman may stake, say, five or ten louis d'or--seldom more, unless he is a very rich man, when he may stake, say, a thousand francs; but, he must do this simply for the love of the game itself--simply for sport, simply in order to observe the process of winning or of losing, and, above all things, as a man who remains quite uninterested in the possibility of his issuing a winner.
The mile-and-a-half race was just finishing, and all eyes were fixed on the horse-guard in front and the light hussar behind, urging their horses on with a last effort close to the winning post.
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
 
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