Meanings
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adj
sweetly or innocently charming in appearance, manner, or expression
Her winsome smile quickly put the nervous children at ease.
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Etymology
Inherited from Old English wynsum, 'pleasant, delightful, joyful,' from wynn, 'joy or pleasure,' + -sum, the ancestor of modern -some. Its older sense of giving joy developed into the modern idea of innocent, engaging charm.