Winsome
/ˈwɪn.səm/noun
Attractive or appealing in a cheerful, innocent way.
Did you know?Winsome comes from Old English roots tied to joy and delight, not magic in the occult sense, but it shows how old English often treated charm as something that could almost work like a spell.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wunnsamaz
“pleasant, delightful”
Old English
OE
wynsum
“pleasant, delightful, agreeable”
Middle English
ME
winsom
“pleasant, charming, delightful”
16th Century
English
winsome
“attractive in a pleasing or charming way”
Modern English
English
winsome
“attractive or appealing in a cheerful, innocent way”