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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Winsome \Win"some\, a. [Compar. {Winsomer}; superl.
{Winsomest}.] [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. ????. See {Win}, v. t.,
{Wont}, a.]
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1. Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted.
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Misled by ill example, and a winsome nature.
--Jeffrey.
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2. Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant.
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Still plotting how their hungry ear
That winsome voice again might hear. --Emerson.
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