Category:Winsome

Win"some, a. [compar. Winsomer; superl. Winsomest.] Etym: [as. Wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to os. wunnia, ohg. wunna, wunni, g. Wonne, goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad), as. wunian to Dwell. Win, v. t., Wont, a.]

1. Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted. Misled by ill example, and a winsome nature. Jeffrey.

2. Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant. Still plotting how their hungry ear that winsome voice again might Hear. Emerson.