winsome.

Charming through a pleasantly gentle or unassuming manner or appearance.

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Words that belong together

• winsome smile
• winsome manner

On the page

A winsome smile briefly softened her guarded expression.

The child’s winsome manner won over the stern keeper.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more winsome; superlative most winsome. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.