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winsome [ˈwɪnsəm] adj
charming; winning; engaging a winsome smile [Old English wynsum, from wynn joy (related to Old High German wunnia, German Wonne) + -sum -some1] winsomely adv winsomeness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
winsome adjective charming, taking, winning, pleasing, pretty, fair, sweet, attractive, engaging, fascinating, pleasant, fetching, cute, disarming, enchanting, endearing, captivating, agreeable, amiable, alluring, bewitching, delectable, comely, likable or likeable She gave him her most winsome smile. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And now you shall listen to the Winsome Waggish Warblers, who have often cheered me in my moments of anguish. For sleeping man, 'twas hard to choose between such winsome days and such seducing nights. That glad, happy air, that winsome sky, did at last stroke and caress him; the step-mother world, so long cruel -- forbidding --now threw affectionate arms round his stubborn neck, and did seem to joyously sob over him, as if over one, that however wilful and erring, she could yet find it in her heart to save and to bless. |
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