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winsome
What does winsome mean?
winsome (adjective): charming in a childlike or naive way.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use winsome in a sentence?
- How could you dislike that winsome smile? (Tatoeba sentence #9709553 by megamanenm, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce winsome?
/ˈwɪnsəm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does winsome come from?
Inherited from Middle English wynsom, winsom, winsome, winsum, wunsum (“beautiful; agreeable, gracious, pleasant; generous; of situations: favourable, propitious”), from Old English wynsum (“joyful, merry, pleasant; winsome”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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not allowed; specifically disallowed
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charming in a childlike or naive way
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having or expressing strong emotions
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tending to cure or restore to health
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