Tuesday word: Winsome
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Winsome (adjective)
win·some [win-suhm]
adjective
1. sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.
OTHER WORDS FROM WINSOME
win·some·ly, adverb
win·some·ness, noun
un·win·some, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO WINSOME
appealing, captivating, cute, delightful, engaging, absorbing, alluring, attractive, charismatic, dainty, delicate, desirable, elegant, enamoring, enthralling, eye-catching, fascinating, glamorous, inviting, irresistible
See synonyms for: winsome / winsomely / winsomeness on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded before 900; Middle English winsom, Old English wynsum, equivalent to wyn(n) “joy” (see wish) + -sum -some
HOW TO USE WINSOME IN A SENTENCE
However, if the public allows Mulaney to reinvent himself, to have a significant say in the next iteration of his collectively constructed public persona, it probably won’t be as a winsome newborn babe in the woods.
JOHN MULANEY WAS PERFORMING A ROLE ALL ALONG | AJA ROMANO | SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 | VOX
Hopeful and winsome, it’s a deceptively simple show, but one that’s leading a conversation about how and under what conditions outsiders are able to speak for themselves.
THE 10 BEST TV SHOWS FROM THE FIRST HALF OF 2021 | INKOO KANG | JULY 1, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
The search for love lands the protagonists of two new winsome comedies in some unlikely pockets of London.
ROM-COM ‘STARSTRUCK’ AND COMING-OF-AGE COMEDY ‘WE ARE LADY PARTS’ ARE THIS MONTH’S HIDDEN TV GEMS | INKOO KANG | JUNE 16, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
This woman, the story’s chief human character—there’s also a marvelous, winsome canine—is played by Tilda Swinton, who molds the text into an invisible yet tactile sculpture, a shape in the air that speaks of wordless insecurities and fears.
THE BEST MOVIES OF 2021 SO FAR | STEPHANIE ZACHAREK | MAY 25, 2021 | TIME
John Burningham’s winsome illustrations have never looked so winsome.
WHY READ WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS READING? A GUIDE TO THIS SEASON’S HIDDEN GEMS. | MICHAEL DIRDA | DECEMBER 2, 2020 | WASHINGTON POST
Winsome (adjective)
win·some [win-suhm]
adjective
1. sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.
OTHER WORDS FROM WINSOME
win·some·ly, adverb
win·some·ness, noun
un·win·some, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO WINSOME
appealing, captivating, cute, delightful, engaging, absorbing, alluring, attractive, charismatic, dainty, delicate, desirable, elegant, enamoring, enthralling, eye-catching, fascinating, glamorous, inviting, irresistible
See synonyms for: winsome / winsomely / winsomeness on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded before 900; Middle English winsom, Old English wynsum, equivalent to wyn(n) “joy” (see wish) + -sum -some
HOW TO USE WINSOME IN A SENTENCE
However, if the public allows Mulaney to reinvent himself, to have a significant say in the next iteration of his collectively constructed public persona, it probably won’t be as a winsome newborn babe in the woods.
JOHN MULANEY WAS PERFORMING A ROLE ALL ALONG | AJA ROMANO | SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 | VOX
Hopeful and winsome, it’s a deceptively simple show, but one that’s leading a conversation about how and under what conditions outsiders are able to speak for themselves.
THE 10 BEST TV SHOWS FROM THE FIRST HALF OF 2021 | INKOO KANG | JULY 1, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
The search for love lands the protagonists of two new winsome comedies in some unlikely pockets of London.
ROM-COM ‘STARSTRUCK’ AND COMING-OF-AGE COMEDY ‘WE ARE LADY PARTS’ ARE THIS MONTH’S HIDDEN TV GEMS | INKOO KANG | JUNE 16, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
This woman, the story’s chief human character—there’s also a marvelous, winsome canine—is played by Tilda Swinton, who molds the text into an invisible yet tactile sculpture, a shape in the air that speaks of wordless insecurities and fears.
THE BEST MOVIES OF 2021 SO FAR | STEPHANIE ZACHAREK | MAY 25, 2021 | TIME
John Burningham’s winsome illustrations have never looked so winsome.
WHY READ WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS READING? A GUIDE TO THIS SEASON’S HIDDEN GEMS. | MICHAEL DIRDA | DECEMBER 2, 2020 | WASHINGTON POST
