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WINSOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does winsome mean?
• WINSOME (adjective)
The adjective WINSOME has 1 sense:
1. charming in a childlike or naive way
Familiarity information: WINSOME used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Charming in a childlike or naive way
Similar:
attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)
Derivation:
winsomeness (childlike charm or appeal)
Context examples
“By St. George! our life is short, and we should be merry while we may. May I never see Chester Bridge again, if she is not a right winsome lass!”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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