Definition of WINSOME

winsome

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • charming in a childlike or naive way

Adj

  • Charming, engaging, winning; inspiring approval and trust, especially if in an innocent manner.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wynsom, winsom, winsome, winsum, wunsum (“beautiful; agreeable, gracious, pleasant; generous; of situations: favourable, propitious”), from Old English wynsum (“joyful, merry, pleasant; winsome”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjusam (“joyful”). By surface analysis, winne (“delight, joy, pleasure”) + -some.

Scrabble Score: 12

winsome is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
winsome is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
winsome is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

winsome is a valid Words With Friends word