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- pronunciation:
- wIn
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
attractive or charming; winning.
The little girl charmed the casting director with her winsome smile and genuinely sweet demeanor.- synonyms:
- charming, engaging, taking, winning
- similar words:
- adorable, alluring, appealing, attractive, disarming, graceful
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| related words: |
adorable, beautiful, delightful, lovable, lovely, nice |
adverb + (adj.)winsome
home
(adj.)winsome
+ noun
bouquet,
boy,
breakfast,
charm,
comedy,
creature,
figure,
girl,
ground,
lass,
look,
love,
manner,
music,
pair,
personality,
photograph,
puppy,
simplicity,
smile,
song,
sort,
touch,
trait,
watercolor,
wife
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| derivations: |
winsomely (adv.), winsomeness (n.) |
The word winsome
contains the following part:
-some1
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by, tending to
  Example words:
cumbersome, adventuresome, tiresome, awesome, fearsome, handsome, irksome, bothersome, blithesome, gruesome, loathsome, lonesome, meddlesome, quarrelsome, toothsome, troublesome, toilsome, lissome, lightsome1, lithesome, noisome, mettlesome, unwholesome, venturesome, wearisome, winsome, wholesome
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