winsome

Word family

win·some /ˈwɪnsəm/ adjectiveadj literary

ATTRACTbehaving in a pleasant and attractive way 迷人的；令人喜欢的

a winsome smile

迷人的微笑

Examples from the Corpus

winsome• He was winsome and diffident, with a quiet sense of humour.• He looked less winsome and poetic now; his face was harder, with short hair, the cheekbones more pronounced.• Mat, winsome, handsome, pipe-smoking paterfamilias, introduced us to the fishermen at the table.• Groups of winsome lads violate the faith of the believers with acts which are sufficient to shake the very roots of piety.• The ecology movement often works best in behalf of winsome landscapes and wildlife.• Her engaging smile, her winsome manner and her impeccable behaviour soon endeared her to the public.• The winsome smile flickered back with its sly message.• Any winsome volunteers to take over?

Origin winsome

Old English wynsum, from wynn “great happiness”

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Corpus

BNC: 35883 COCA: 24647

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